Capparaceae

Leafless worm bush

Cadaba aphylla (Thunb.) Wild

Family: Capparaceae
Genus: Cadaba

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Common names

By language (3)

Afrikaans: Stormbos
Arabic: قضب لاورقي
English: Leafless worm bush

Synonyms

Cadaba juncea (Burch.) Harv.
Cadaba juncea Szyszył.
Cadaba juncea Harv. ex Hook.f.
Cleome aphylla Thunb.
Cleome chrysogyna Gilg ex Heilbr.
Cleome intermedia Heilborn
Cleome longistyla Heilborn
Cleome pichinchensis Heilborn
Cleome sodiroi Gilg ex Heilbr.
Macromerum junceum Burch.
Schepperia aphylla (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh.
Schepperia juncea (Burch.) DC.

Photos

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Photo: Marco Schmidt [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: S Molteno, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.