Crateva

Crateva
Crateva religiosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Capparaceae
Genus: Crateva
L. (1753)
Synonyms
  • Chelidurus Willd. (1790)
  • Cladostemon A.Braun & Vatke (1876)
  • Euadenia Oliv. ex Benth. & Hook.f. (1867)
  • Nevosmila Raf. (1838)
  • Othrys Noronha ex Thouars (1806)
  • Pteropetalum Pax (1891)
  • Tapia Mill. (1754)
  • Triclanthera Raf. (1838)

Crateva is a genus of flowering plants in the caper family, Capparaceae. It includes 21 species which range through the tropical regions of the world, including the tropical Americas (Mexico to northeastern Argentina), sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, southern China, Japan, Malesia, Papuasia, Queensland, and the South Pacific.

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