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Capparaceae

Morisonia paradoxa (Jacq.) Christenh. & Byng

Family
Capparaceae
Genus
Morisonia

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Morisonia paradoxa: Steriphoma paradoxum , known from South-America, photographed in the Botanical Garden Berlin, Germany
Photo: Fritz Geller-Grimm, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Capparis paradoxa Jacq.
  • Hermupoa elliptica (DC.) Kuntze
  • Hermupoa loeflingiana DC.
  • Hermupoa paradoxa Kuntze
  • Morisonia stephania Christenh. & Byng
  • Roemera paradoxa Tratt.
  • Stephania cleomoides Willd.
  • Stephania elliptica DC.
  • Steriphoma clara Standl.
  • Steriphoma cleomoides Spreng.
  • Steriphoma elliptica (DC.) Spreng.
  • Steriphoma paradoxum (Jacq.) Endl.
  • Steriphoma paradoxum f. venezuelanum (Briq.) Steyerm.
  • Steriphoma paradoxum subsp. venezuelanum (Briq.) Cornejo
  • Steriphoma venezuelanum Briq.

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