''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family
Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''
Capparis
''Capparis'' is a flowering plant genus, comprising around 250 species in the family Capparaceae which is included in the Brassicaceae in the unrevised APG II system. These plants are shrubs or lianas and are collectively known as caper shrubs o ...
'' species due to existing taxonomic instability.
They tend to be shrubs or small trees.
Species
Currently accepted species include:
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Morisonia alainiana
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend t ...
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(Cornejo & Iltis) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia americana''
L.
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Morisonia amplissima
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend t ...
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(Lam.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia angustifolia''
(Kunth) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia antonensis''
(Woodson) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia asperifolia
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend ...
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(C.Presl) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia atamisquea''
(Kuntze) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia bahiana''
(Cornejo & Iltis) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia bonifaziana
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend t ...
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(Cornejo & Iltis) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia brasiliana
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend ...
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(DC.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia calciphila''
(Standl. & Steyerm.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia coimbrana''
(Cornejo & Iltis) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia crotonoides
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend ...
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(Kunth) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia cuatrecasasiana
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend t ...
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(Dugand) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia cynophallophora''
(L.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia declinata
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend t ...
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(Vell.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia detonsa
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend ...
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(Triana & Planch.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia didymobotrys
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend t ...
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(Ruiz & Pav. ex DC.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia discolor
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend t ...
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(Donn.Sm.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia dolichopoda
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend t ...
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(Helwig) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia domingensis
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend t ...
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(Spreng. ex DC.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia dressleri
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend t ...
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(Cornejo & Iltis) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia ecuadorica
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend t ...
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(Iltis) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia ferruginea
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend t ...
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(L.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia filipes
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend t ...
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(Donn.Sm.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia flexuosa
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend t ...
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L.
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Morisonia frondosa
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend t ...
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(Jacq.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia grandiflora
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend t ...
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(Cornejo & Iltis) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia hastata''
(Jacq.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia heterophylla
''Morisonia heterophylla'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Capparaceae. It is native to Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by h ...
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(Ruiz & Pav. ex DC.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia heydeana
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend t ...
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(Donn.Sm.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia humilis
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend ...
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(Hassl.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia incana''
(Kunth) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia isthmensis
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend ...
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(Eichler) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia lindeniana''
(Cornejo & Iltis) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia linearis
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend t ...
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(Jacq.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia lineata
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend t ...
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(Dombey ex Pers.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia longifolia
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend t ...
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(Mart.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia lundellii''
(Standl.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia macrantha
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend ...
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(Standl.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia macrophylla''
(Kunth) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia martiana
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend ...
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(Cornejo) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia matogrossensis
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend ...
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(Pilg.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia megalosperma''
(Cornejo & Iltis) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia mirifica''
(Standl.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia mollicella
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend t ...
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(Standl.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia morenoi
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend t ...
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(Cornejo & Iltis) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia multiflora
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend t ...
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Triana & Planch.
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Morisonia oblongifolia''
Britton
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Morisonia odoratissmia
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend t ...
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(Jacq.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia osmantha''
(Diels) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia pachaca''
(Kunth) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia panamensis
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend ...
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(Iltis) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia paradoxa''
(Jacq.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia peruviana
''Morisonia peruviana'' is a species of flowering plant in the Capparaceae family. It is native to Peru
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, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Grea ...
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(Spruce ex Eichler) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia petiolaris
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend ...
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(Kunth) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia pittieri''
(Standl.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia polyantha''
(Triana & Planch.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia pringlei''
(Briq.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia pulcherrima''
(Jacq.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia quina''
(J.F.Macbr.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia quintanarooensis
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend ...
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(Iltis & Cornejo) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia quiriguensis''
(Standl.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia retusa''
(Griseb.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia salicifolia''
(Griseb.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia scabrida
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend t ...
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(Kunth) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia sclerophylla
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend t ...
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(Iltis & Cornejo) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia sessilis
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend ...
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(Banks ex DC.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia singularis''
(R.Rankin) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia sola
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend t ...
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(J.F.Macbr.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia speciosa
''Morisonia speciosa'', commonly known as , is a species of tree in the family ''Capparaceae''. It is native to the Gran Chaco region of Bolivia, Paraguay, western Brazil, and northern Argentina. It was formerly known under the scientific names ...
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(Griseb.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia sprucei
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend ...
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(Eichler) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia stenopetala
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend ...
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(Urb.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia steyermarkii
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend t ...
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(Standl.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia tafallana
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend ...
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(Cornejo, Iltis & Cerón) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia tarapotensis''
(Eichler) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia tenuisiliqua
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend t ...
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(Jacq.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia tuxtlensis
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend ...
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(Cornejo & Iltis) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia tweedieana
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend t ...
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(Eichler) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia urbani
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend ...
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(Eggers) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia valerabella''
(Iltis, T.Ruíz & G.S.Bunting) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia verrucosa''
(Jacq.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia yco''
(Mart.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia yunckeri''
(Standl.) Christenh. & Byng
Species formerly accepted of the genus
*''Morisonia nemorosa''
(Jacq.) Christenh. & Byng, a
synonym
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are all ...
of
Cynophalla flexuosa
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. It was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species due to existing taxonomic instability. They tend t ...
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q9035184
Capparaceae
Brassicales genera