Capparis

Capparis
	Maiapilo (Capparis sandwichiana)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Capparaceae
Tribe:	Cappareae
Genus:	Capparis; L. (1753)
Species
	142, see text
Synonyms
	Anisosticte Bartl. (1830); Apophyllum F.Muell. (1857); Busbeckea Endl. (1833); Calyptranthus Thouars (1811); Destrugesia Gaudich. (1842); Destruguezia Benth. & Hook.f. (1862), orth. var.; Dhofaria A.G.Mill. (1988); Hombak Adans. (1763); Marsesina Raf. (1838); Oligloron Raf. (1838); Olofuton Raf. (1838); Petersia Klotzsch (1861); Sodada Forssk. (1775);

Capparis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae. It includes 142 species of shrubs or lianas which are collectively known as caper shrubs or caperbushes. Capparis species occur over a wide range of habitat in the subtropical and tropical regions of Africa, Eurasia, Australasia, and the Pacific.

The genus was included in the family Brassicaceae in the unrevised APG II system.

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