''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the 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 ...
, 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''
(Cornejo & Iltis) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia americana''
L.
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Morisonia amplissima''
(Lam.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia angustifolia
''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 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 t ...
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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''
(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 t ...
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(DC.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia calciphila
''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. & Steyerm.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia coimbrana''
(Cornejo & Iltis) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia crotonoides''
(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
''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 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''
(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''
(Cornejo & Iltis) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia hastata''
(Jacq.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia heterophylla''
(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''
(Hassl.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia incana''
(Kunth) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia isthmensis''
(Eichler) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia lindeniana
''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 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''
(Standl.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia macrophylla''
(Kunth) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia martiana''
(Cornejo) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia matogrossensis''
(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''
(Iltis) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia paradoxa''
(Jacq.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia peruviana''
(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 t ...
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(Kunth) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia pittieri''
(Standl.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia polyantha
''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.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia pringlei''
(Briq.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia pulcherrima
''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 quina
''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 quintanarooensis''
(Iltis & Cornejo) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia quiriguensis
''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 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''
(Banks ex DC.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia singularis
''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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(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 t ...
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(Eichler) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia stenopetala''
(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''
(Cornejo, Iltis & Cerón) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia tarapotensis
''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 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 t ...
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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''
(Eggers) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia valerabella''
(Iltis, T.Ruíz & G.S.Bunting) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia verrucosa
''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 yco
''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 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