Capparaceae

African caper

Capparis tomentosa Lam.

Family: Capparaceae
Genus: Capparis

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African caper (Capparis tomentosa) — FlowerPhoto: flamelily, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

Amharic: ጉመሮ
Arabic: قبار لبدي
dag: Sansaŋwa
English: African caper
ff: Ngumi daleewi
Wolof: Xarañ

Synonyms

Capparis alexandrae Chiov.
Capparis biloba Hutch. & Dalziel
Capparis corymbifera E.Mey. ex Harv. & Sond.
Capparis corymbifera E.Mey. ex Sond.
Capparis floribunda Lepr. ex Walp.
Capparis globifera Delile
Capparis hypericoides Hochst.
Capparis lucens Hauman
Capparis persicifolia A.Rich.
Capparis polymorpha A.Rich.
Capparis puberula DC.
Capparis subtomentosa De Wild.
Capparis tomentosa var. persicifolia (A.Rich.) Penz.
Capparis verdickii De Wild.
Capparis volkensii Gilg

Flowers

In flower: August to November (from 19 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Robert Taylor, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Purves, M., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Matt Benjamin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Purves, M., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: dune_ninja, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Purves, M., CC BY-SA 3.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.