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Capparis tomentosa

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Name

Identification
Capparis tomentosa Lam. [family CAPPARACEAE ]
Related name
  • Capparis tomentosa
Common name
  • ngumi daleewi (MM) (NIGERIA, FULA-FULFULDE (Nigeria)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • donkori (JB) dukari (Laffitte; K&A) (SENEGAL, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ngubor (auctt.) ngufor (auctt.) (SENEGAL, SERER), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • cii zááк̉íí к̉abdóódo (LB) haujari (MM) haujarin raк̉umi i.e., of the camel (JMD; MM) ja ni baibai (lit.)pull me back a little (JMD) к̉abdarai (JMD; ZOG) kabdodo (auctt.) к̉ábdóódo (auctt.) к̉àbdoódò, к̉adabebe, kaùdoódò (ZOG) к̉adabebe (JMD) к̉audodo (JMD; MM) (NIGERIA, HAUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • zájì (JMD; C&H) (NIGERIA, KANURI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • (‘Maure’) diemar (Aub.) (SENEGAL, ARABIC), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • zájì (Aub.) (NIGER, KANURI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kalengoré (K&B) lemboitéka (K&B) silikoré (K&B) (UPPER VOLTA, MOORE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • gufor (K&A) igufor (K&A) ingufor (K&A) (SENEGAL, NON (Nyominka)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • dalévi (Aub.) gumi (Aub.) (MALI, FULA-PULAAR (Mali)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • bambaиin (def.-o) = crocodile’s tooth (DF) belibelo (JMD) (THE GAMBIA, MANDING-MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • Coast) dalévi (Aub.) gumi (Aub.) (IVORY COAST, FULA-FULFULDE (Ivory), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • bugi baley (K&A) gubi (K&A) gubi balédé = black gubi (K&A) gumibalewi (K&A) gumibaley = black gubi (K&A) (SENEGAL, FULA-PULAAR (Senegal)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • diatabeli kilifara (Aub.) (GUINEA, MANDING-MANINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • wagua (K&B) (UPPER VOLTA, DAGAARI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • fwí (LB) (NIGERIA, BEROM), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • teko (K&A) (SENEGAL, SONENKE-SARAKOLE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • mardo (JMD) (NIGERIA, ARABIC-SHUWA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kareń, kérén (auctt.) xareń = clever (K&A; DF) (SENEGAL, WOLOF), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • haujeri (Aub.) (NIGER, HAUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • câprier d’Afrique; câprier de brousse., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • sansangwa (AEK; FRI) (GHANA, DAGBANI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • fungok (JB; K&A) kânog (Laffitte; K&A) (SENEGAL, DIOLA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • galo (K&B) galu (K&B) (UPPER VOLTA, GRUSI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • d́atabeli kilifara (Aub.; K&A) (SENEGAL, MANINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • (‘Maure’) diemar (Aub.) (MAURITANIA, ARABIC), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • purage (Aub.) (SENEGAL, BALANTA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • diatabeli kilifara (Aub.) (IVORY COAST, MANDING-MANINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • bufa (AS; K&A) nguo (AS, ex K&A) nguo (AS; K&A) (SENEGAL, SERER-NON), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Flora

Entry for CAPPARIS tomentosa Lam. [family CAPPARACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by S. Fici (Boscia, Cadaba, Capparis), M. Thulin & L. E. Kers (Cleome, Maerua), and M. Thulin (Dipterygium, Puccionia, Thilachium) [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
CAPPARIS tomentosa Lam. [family CAPPARACEAE], (1785).
CAPPARIS alexandrae Chiov. [family CAPPARACEAE], Fl. Somala 2: 463 (1932);. type: S3, “Isola di Touata”, Tozzi 273 (FT holo.).
Information
Much-branched shrub or small tree, with scrambling or climbing branches up to 7–8 m long; young twigs covered with appressed hairs. Leaf-blades elliptic, oblong-elliptic or obovate, 2.6–7 x 1.3–4 cm, apically rounded, acute or retuse, sometimes shortly mucronulate, basally rounded, cuneate or subcordate, appressed-pubescent or glabrescent; petiole 5–9 mm long, appressed-pubescent. Racemes with rhachis c. 2.5–5 cm long, or the flowers scattered in the upper leaf axils; pedicels 1.5–2.8 cm long, pubescent, strongly thickened in fruit. Sepals ovate or suborbicular, 7–10 x 5–8 mm, appressed-pubescent outside, puberulous within. Petals oblong or obovate-spatulate, 12–20 mm long, basally and marginally pubescent. Stamens many, up to 3 cm long. Gynophore 2.5–4 cm long at anthesis; ovary ellipsoid, 1.5–2.5 mm long, with subsessile, flattened stigma. Fruit globose, up to 4.5–5 cm in diam., glabrous, reddish.
Range
S1–3 widespread in tropical Africa.
Altitude range
0–400 m.
Distribution
SOMALIA Bally 9401; Paoli 348, 572.
Distribution (external)
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Notes
Kor qabad, liimo-daanyer (Som.). The fruit and other parts of the plant are recorded as poisonous.

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