Taxon:  Capparis indica (L.) Druce



Summary
Genus:
Capparis
Family:
Capparaceae
Nomen number:
8893
Place of publication:
Rep. Bot. Exch. Club Soc. Brit. Isles 3:415. 1914 Feb (W. Fawcett & A. B. Rendle, J. Bot. 52:144.  1914)
Verified:
03/12/2008 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Breynia indica L.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581.
  2. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
  3. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45 Note: mentions
  4. Fournet, J. 1978. Flore illustrée des phanerogames de Guadeloupe et de Martinique
  5. Gooding, E. G. et al. 1965. Flora of Barbados.
  6. Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
  7. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  8. Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis.
  9. Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
  10. Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
  11. Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. 1936-. Flora of Peru Note: 1936-1971; new ser. 1980-
  12. Nelson, C. H. N. 2008. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Honduras Note: Secretaría de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  13. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
  14. Standley, P. C. 1920. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23:1-1721.
  15. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishwhite-willow  1Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern America Mexico   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAntigua and Barbuda  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBarbados  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican Republic s.Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGrenada  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMontserrat  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanNetherlands Antilles  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Kitts and Nevis  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Lucia  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and Grenadines  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesVirgin Islands, U.S. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanVirgin Islands (British)  Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  Nelson, C. H. N. 2008. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Honduras Note: Secretaría de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Native
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Netherlands Antilles, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Dominican Republic (s.), Guadeloupe, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Montserrat, Martinique, United States [Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S.], St. Vincent and Grenadines, Virgin Islands (British)
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia

Reference(s)
  1. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581.
  2. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
  3. Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
  4. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  5. Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
  6. Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
  7. Nelson, C. H. N. 2008. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Honduras Note: Secretaría de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  8. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
  9. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=8893. Accessed 12 May 2026.