''Morisonia'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s 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 15 genera and about 430 species. The largest genera are ''Capparis'' (about 1 ...
, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. They are typically shrubs or small trees. The genus was recently enlarged with New World ''
Capparis
''Capparis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae. It includes 142 species of shrubs or lianas which are collectively known as caper shrubs or caperbushes. ''Capparis'' species occur over a wide range of habitat in the subtr ...
'' species due to existing taxonomic instability.
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''
(Kunth) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia antonensis''
(Woodson) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia asperifolia''
(C.Presl) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia atamisquea''
(Kuntze) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia bahiana
''Morisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae, found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. They are typically shrubs or small trees. The genus was recently enlarged with New World ''Capparis'' species d ...
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(Cornejo & Iltis) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia bonifaziana''
(Cornejo & Iltis) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia brasiliana''
(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''
(Kunth) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia cuatrecasasiana''
(Dugand) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia cynophallophora''
(L.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia declinata''
(Vell.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia detonsa''
(Triana & Planch.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia didymobotrys''
(Ruiz & Pav. ex DC.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia discolor''
(Donn.Sm.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia dolichopoda''
(Helwig) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia domingensis''
(Spreng. ex DC.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia dressleri''
(Cornejo & Iltis) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia ecuadorica''
(Iltis) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia ferruginea''
(L.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia filipes''
(Donn.Sm.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia flexuosa''
L.
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Morisonia frondosa''
(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''
(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 indica''
(L.) ined.
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Morisonia isthmensis''
(Eichler) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia lindeniana''
(Cornejo & Iltis) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia linearis''
(Jacq.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia lineata''
(Dombey ex Pers.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia longifolia''
(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''
(Standl.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia morenoi''
(Cornejo & Iltis) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia multiflora''
Triana & Planch.
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Morisonia nemorosa''
(Jacq.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia oblongifolia''
Britton
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Morisonia odoratissmia''
(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''
(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''
(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''
(Kunth) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia sclerophylla''
(Iltis & Cornejo) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia sessilis''
(Banks ex DC.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia singularis''
(R.Rankin) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia sola''
(J.F.Macbr.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia speciosa''
(Griseb.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia sprucei''
(Eichler) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia stenopetala''
(Urb.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia steyermarkii''
(Standl.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia tafallana''
(Cornejo, Iltis & Cerón) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia tarapotensis''
(Eichler) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia tenuisiliqua''
(Jacq.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia tuxtlensis''
(Cornejo & Iltis) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia tweedieana''
(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''
(Jacq.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia yco''
(Mart.) Christenh. & Byng
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Morisonia yunckeri''
(Standl.) Christenh. & Byng
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q9035184
Brassicales genera
Flora of the Americas
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus