CAPPARACEAE

Baksh-Comeau, Yasmin S., Maharaj, Shobha S., Adams, Dennis, Harris, Stephen A., Filer, Denis L. & Hawthorne, William D., 2016, An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical ‘ hotspots’, Phytotaxa 250 (1), pp. 448-450 : 448-450

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CAPPARACEAE View in CoL

Capparis baducca L., Sp. Pl. 504 (1753) Syn: Capparis frondosa Jacq. Habit : Tree. Habitat: Deciduous to semideciduous forests in moist districts. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TOBAGO: SW Coastal; Scarborough-Plymouth; TRINIDAD: Huevos; Nariva; Point Radix; Rio Claro-Mayaro; SW Erin-Guapo; SW Icacos-Cedros; Trinity Hills. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 4: 5% RBS samples; Vegnum 5: 22% RBS samples); Dry lowland forest (Vegnum 6: 10% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Buccoo Bay, Broadway 4793 (BM). TRINIDAD: Palo Seco, Baker s.n. (TRIN 14204); Quinam, Johnson & O’Connor s.n. (BM, TRIN). Global range: Greater Antilles, Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru.

Capparis cynophallophora L., Sp. Pl. 504 (1753) Syn: Capparis intermedia Kunth ; Capparis jamaicensis Jacq. Exotic.

Capparis flexuosa (L.) L., Sp. Pl. (ed.2) 722 (1762) Common name: Mabouya. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Coastal thickets and woodlands, mostly on limestone and coral cliffs. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TOBAGO: Little Tobago-St.Giles; SW Coastal; Scarborough-Plymouth; TRINIDAD: Caroni; Chacachacare; Gasparee; Huevos; Nariva; SW Icacos-Cedros; Trinity Hills. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 4: 1% RBS samples; Vegnum 5: 6% RBS samples); Dry lowland forest (Vegnum 6: 40% RBS samples; Vegnum 7: 10% RBS samples; Vegnum 8: 60% RBS samples); Swamp/marsh (Vegnum 11: 8% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Scarborough to Farm, Williams s.n. (TRIN 11153), Baker s.n. (TRIN 14509); Store Bay, Sandwith 1950 (K); Mt. St. George to Pembroke, c. 8.5 m.p., Philcox 7051 (K, TRIN 30202); Plymouth, Baksh 235 (TRIN 27944); Crown Point, Clement & Ryves 77 (BM). TRINIDAD: Chacachacare, Williams & Cheesman s.n. (TRIN 11065), Williams s.n. (TRIN 11652), Cowan 1109 (TRIN 16019), Cowan 1115 (TRIN 16016, US), Kalloo B569 (TRIN 21992), Ramcharan 670 (TRIN 27945), Comeau 1386 (TRIN 32240); Staubles to Teteron Bay, Williams s.n. (TRIN 11668), Williams s.n. (TRIN 11676); Toco, Simmonds 176 (TRIN 13798); Claxton Bay, Ramcharan s.n. (TRIN 28120); Couva, Ramcharan 546 (TRIN 27946); Mayaro, Button s.n. (TRIN 11055); Siparia-Erin Road, Johnson 222 (TRIN 31070); Icacos, Ramcharan 537 (TRIN 27947). Global range: Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Greater Antilles, Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, United States (Florida), Mexico, Central America, Curaçao, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay.

Capparis hastata Jacq., Enum. Syst. Pl. Carib. 23 (1760) Syn: Capparis coccolobifolia Mart. ex Eichler ; Capparis cynophallophora L. var. latifolia Griseb. Common name: Mabouya. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Littoral deciduous seasonal forest. IUCN: NE. Star: GD. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Central Range; Chacachacare; Gasparee; Huevos; Monos; NW Peninsular Corner; Princes Town; Southern Watershed. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 4: 1% RBS samples; Vegnum 5: 17% RBS samples); Dry lowland forest (Vegnum 6: 50% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Lambeau beach, Broadway 3553 (BM). TRINIDAD: Chacachacare, Finlay s.n. (TRIN 2050), Williams s.n. (TRIN 11651), Richardson 898 (TRIN 16065), Kalloo B568 (TRIN 21998), Johnson 714 (TRIN 32564), Johnson 885 (TRIN 32758); Huevos Island, Ramcharan 677 (TRIN 27948); Caledonia Island, Hart s.n. (TRIN 5834); Staubles to Teteron Bay, Williams s.n. (TRIN 11675); Teteron Bay, Broadway 6885 (BM); Manzanilla Bay North, Marshall s.n. (TRIN 12352); Cat’s Hill Reserve, Swabey s.n. (TRIN 12527); Plaisance Estate, Finlay s.n. (TRIN 2049); Quinam Bay, Williams s.n. (TRIN 12185), Swabey s.n. (TRIN 12553). Global range: Greater Antilles, Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Curaçao, Colombia, Venezuela

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Capparis odoratissima Jacq., Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 1: 57 (1798) Common name: Bois d’Olive, Olive, Olive Wood. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Deciduous forests and thickets and littoral deciduous seasonal forest. IUCN: NE. Star: BU. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Chacachacare; Monos; NW Peninsular corner. RBS Vegetation Classes: Dry lowland forest (Vegnum 6: 40% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Chacachacare, Baptiste s.n. (TRIN 8613), Broadway s.n. (TRIN 10215), Williams s.n. (TRIN 11648), Cowan 1106 (TRIN 16017, US), Richardson 897 (TRIN 16064), Kalloo B570 (TRIN 21991), Philcox & Olivier 7978 (TRIN 23287), Ramcharan 668 (TRIN 27943). Global range: Lesser Antilles, Curaçao, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela (Patos), Margarita, Peru.

Capparis spinosa View in CoL L., Sp. Pl. 1: 503 (1753) Syn: Cleome aculeata L. Exotic. View in CoL

Capparis tenuisiliqua Jacq., Enum. Syst. Pl. Carib. View in CoL 24 (1760) Common name: Mabouya. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Littoral deciduous seasonal forest. IUCN: NE. Star: GD. RBS Distribution Plots: TOBAGO: SW Coastal; TRINIDAD: Chacachacare; Huevos. RBS Vegetation Classes: Dry lowland forest (Vegnum 6: 30% RBS samples; Vegnum 8: 20% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Government Farm, Adames s.n. (TRIN 1353). TRINIDAD: Chacachacare, Britton et al. 2683 (NY, TRIN 10213), Comeau 1578 (BM, TRIN 32541). Global range: Southern Netherlands Antilles, Colombia, Venezuela (Patos).

Capparis verrucosa Jacq., Enum. Syst. Pl. Carib. 23 (1760) Syn: Capparis trinitensis Urban Common name: Mabouya. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Deciduous and semideciduous forests. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Point Radix. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 5: 3% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Without locality, Broadway 8978 (BM). TRINIDAD: Staubles Bay to Teteron Bay, Williams s.n. (TRIN 10986), Williams s.n. (TRIN 11669); Radix Point, Broadway 2611 (F), Williams & Sampson s.n. (TRIN 11659), Wight s.n. (TRIN 13122). Global range: Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela.

Crateva tapia L., Sp. Pl. 444 (1753) Syn: Crataeva gynandra L. Common Name : Toke. Exotic.

Morisonia americana L., Sp. Pl. 503 (1753) Common name: Sapodilla Marrow, Sapotille Marron, Sapotille Marrow, Toco, Wild Sapodilla. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Seasonal forests. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Catshill-Basse Terre; Central Range; Southern Watershed. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 4: 4% RBS samples; Vegnum 5: 14% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Chacachacare, Finlay s.n. (TRIN 2051). Global range: Greater Antilles, Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Ecuador.

Steriphoma ellipticum (DC.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. View in CoL 4: 139 (1827) Habit: Shrub. Habitat: Deciduous and semideciduous lower montane forests, roadside thickets. IUCN: NE. Star: GD. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Huevos; P.O.S.-Santa Cruz; Southern Watershed; Tabaquite-Brickfield. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 5: 8% RBS samples); Dry lowland forest (Vegnum 6: 10% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Chacachacare, Dean s.n. (TRIN 13369), Richardson 888 (TRIN 16075), Baker & Simmonds s.n. (TRIN 14880), Johnson 742A (TRIN 32526), Broadway s.n. (TRIN 10214), Cowan 1119 (TRIN 16018), Philcox & Olivier 7974 (TRIN 23284); San Fernando Hill, Kalloo 1607 (TRIN 30254). Global range: Lesser Antilles, Colombia, Venezuela.