''Crateva'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the
caper
''Capparis spinosa'', the caper bush, also called Flinders rose, is a perennial plant that bears rounded, fleshy leaves and large white to pinkish-white flowers.
The plant is best known for the edible flower buds (capers), used as a seasoning ...
family,
Capparaceae
The Capparaceae (or Capparidaceae), commonly known as the caper family, are a family of plants in the order Brassicales. As currently circumscribed, the family contains 33 genera and about 700 species. The largest genera are ''Capparis'' (about ...
.
Species
Accepted species include:
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Crateva adansonii
''Crateva adansonii''de Candolle AP (1824) Prodr. C1: 243. is a species of small tree in the family Capparaceae. It is widely distributed in Africa and Asia and may be called the "sacred barna" in India or ''bún trái đỏ (mắt núi)'' in ...
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DC.
Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple of years de Candolle ...
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Crateva excelsa''
Bojer
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Crateva greveana''
Baill.
Henri Ernest Baillon was a French botanist and physician. He was born in Calais on 30 November 1827 and died in Paris on 19 July 1895.
Baillon spent his professional life as a professor of natural history, and he published numerous works on ...
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Crateva humblotii''
(Baill.) Hadj-Moust.
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Crateva hygrophila''
Kurz
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Crateva magna''
(Lour.) DC.
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Crateva nurvala''
Buch.-Ham.
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Crateva obovata''
J.Vahl
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Crateva palmeri''
Rose
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Crateva religiosa''
G.Forst.
Johann George Adam Forster, also known as Georg Forster (, 27 November 1754 – 10 January 1794), was a German naturalist, ethnologist, travel writer, journalist and revolutionary. At an early age, he accompanied his father, Johann Reinhold F ...
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Crateva simplicifolia''
J.S.Mill.
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Crateva speciosa''
Volkens
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Crateva suaresensis''
Baill.
Henri Ernest Baillon was a French botanist and physician. He was born in Calais on 30 November 1827 and died in Paris on 19 July 1895.
Baillon spent his professional life as a professor of natural history, and he published numerous works on ...
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Crateva tapia''
L.
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Crateva unilocularis''
Buch.-Ham.
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Crateva urbaniana''
R.Rankin
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Crateva yarinacochaensis''
Cornejo & Iltis
Formerly placed here
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Aegiceras corniculatum''
(L.) Blanco (as ''C. corniculatum''
(L.) L.)
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Aegle marmelos
''Aegle marmelos'', commonly known as bael (or ''bili'' or ''bhel''), also Bengal quince, golden apple, Japanese bitter orange, stone apple or wood apple, is a rare species of tree native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is pre ...
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(L.) Corrêa (as ''C. marmelos''
L.)
References
External links
Capparaceae
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