''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 ...

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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

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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 ...

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 ''Crateva'' is a genus of flowering plants in the caper family, Capparaceae. Species Accepted species include: * ''Crateva adansonii'' DC. * '' Crateva excelsa'' Bojer * ''Crateva greveana'' Baill. * '' Crateva humblotii'' (Baill.) Hadj-Moust ...

'' Bojer * ''

Crateva greveana ''Crateva'' is a genus of flowering plants in the caper family, Capparaceae. Species Accepted species include: * ''Crateva adansonii'' DC. * '' Crateva excelsa'' Bojer * '' Crateva greveana'' Baill. * '' Crateva humblotii'' (Baill.) Hadj-Mous ...

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 ...

* '' Crateva humblotii'' (Baill.) Hadj-Moust. * '' Crateva hygrophila'' Kurz * '' Crateva magna'' (Lour.) DC. * ''

Crateva nurvala ''Crateva nurvala'' is an accepted name for a small tree in the genus '' Crateva'' and the family Capparaceae. However, the Catalogue of Life lists this as a synonym of '' C. magna''. Distribution The small wild or cultivated tree is widesprea ...

'' Buch.-Ham. * '' Crateva obovata'' J.Vahl * '' Crateva palmeri'' Rose * ''

Crateva religiosa ''Crateva religiosa'', the sacred garlic pear or temple plant, is a species of flowering tree. It is a member of the capers family. The tree is sometimes called the spider tree because the showy flowers bear long, spidery stamens. It is native ...

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 ...

* '' Crateva simplicifolia'' J.S.Mill. * ''

Crateva speciosa ''Crateva'' is a genus of flowering plants in the caper family, Capparaceae. Species Accepted species include: * ''Crateva adansonii'' DC. * ''Crateva excelsa'' Bojer * ''Crateva greveana'' Baill. * '' Crateva humblotii'' (Baill.) Hadj-Moust. ...

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Crateva suaresensis ''Crateva'' is a genus of flowering plants in the caper family, Capparaceae. Species Accepted species include: * ''Crateva adansonii'' DC. * ''Crateva excelsa'' Bojer * ''Crateva greveana'' Baill. * '' Crateva humblotii'' (Baill.) Hadj-Moust. ...

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Crateva tapia ''Crateva'' is a genus of flowering plants in the caper family, Capparaceae. Species Accepted species include: * ''Crateva adansonii'' DC. * ''Crateva excelsa'' Bojer * ''Crateva greveana'' Baill. * '' Crateva humblotii'' (Baill.) Hadj-Moust. ...

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Crateva unilocularis ''Crateva'' is a genus of flowering plants in the caper family, Capparaceae. Species Accepted species include: * ''Crateva adansonii'' DC. * ''Crateva excelsa'' Bojer * ''Crateva greveana'' Baill. * '' Crateva humblotii'' (Baill.) Hadj-Moust. ...

'' Buch.-Ham. * ''

Crateva urbaniana ''Crateva'' is a genus of flowering plants in the caper family, Capparaceae. Species Accepted species include: * ''Crateva adansonii'' DC. * ''Crateva excelsa'' Bojer * ''Crateva greveana'' Baill. * '' Crateva humblotii'' (Baill.) Hadj-Moust. ...

'' R.Rankin * ''

Crateva yarinacochaensis ''Crateva'' is a genus of flowering plants in the caper family, Capparaceae. Species Accepted species include: * ''Crateva adansonii'' DC. * ''Crateva excelsa'' Bojer * ''Crateva greveana'' Baill. * '' Crateva humblotii'' (Baill.) Hadj-Moust. ...

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Aegiceras corniculatum ''Aegiceras corniculatum'', commonly known as black mangrove, river mangrove, goat's horn mangrove, or khalsi, is a species of shrub or tree mangrove in the primrose family, Primulaceae, with a distribution in coastal and estuarine areas ranging ...

'' (L.) Blanco (as ''C. corniculatum'' (L.) L.) *''

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 ...

'' (L.) Corrêa (as ''C. marmelos'' L.)

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