Capparis erythrocarpos Isert
var. rosea (Klotzsch) DeWolf

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Capparis erythrocarpos var. rosea

Photo: Bart Wursten
Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.

Capparis erythrocarpos var. rosea

Photo: Bart Wursten
Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.

Capparis erythrocarpos var. rosea

Photo: Bart Wursten
Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.

Capparis erythrocarpos var. rosea

Photo: Bart Wursten
Chitengo Camp entrance, Gorongosa National Park.

Capparis erythrocarpos var. rosea

Photo: Bart Wursten
Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.

Capparis erythrocarpos var. rosea

Photo: Warren McCleland
Pande, Inhassoro District

Capparis erythrocarpos var. rosea

Photo: Bart Wursten
EO Wilson Science area, Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.

Capparis erythrocarpos var. rosea

Photo: Bart Wursten
EO Wilson Science area, Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.

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Synonyms: Capparis rosea (Klotzsch) Oliv.
Petersia rosea Klotzsch
Common names: Red-fruited caper-bush (English)
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Scrambling shrub or climber, armed with sharp, paired hooked thorns. Branches slightly zigzag, greyish-velvety when young. Leaves elliptic to ovate, up to 5 × 3 cm, leathery, blunt and minutely mucronate at the apex, greyish velvety when young, mostly hairless when older; margin often wavy. Flowers solitary, axillary. Inner sepals petaloid greenish-white, 3-4 times longer than outer sepals. Petals similar to inner sepals. Stamens 40-50, up to 2.8 mm long. Fruit ellipsoid, c. 4 × 2.5 cm, strongly 6-8-ridged, deep-pink when ripe.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: erythrocarpos: with red fruit
Habitat: In dry deciduous woodland
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:Sep - Oct
Worldwide distribution: Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe distribution: N,W
Growth form(s): Climber, shrub over 2 m.
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
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Images last updated: Sunday 22 April 2007
Literature:

Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 86 - 87. (Includes a picture).

Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 151. (Includes a picture).

Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 237.

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 32.

Wild, H. (1960). Capparaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 239 - 241. as Capparis rosea and Capparis erythrocarpos (Includes a picture).


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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Capparis erythrocarpos
African Plant Database: Capparis erythrocarpos
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JSTOR Plant Science: Capparis erythrocarpos
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Capparis erythrocarpos
Plants of the World Online: Capparis erythrocarpos
Tropicos: Capparis erythrocarpos
Wikipedia: Capparis erythrocarpos


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Capparis erythrocarpos var. rosea.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=124430, retrieved 19 March 2024

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