Capparis spinosa subsp. cordifolia

Capparis spinosa subsp. cordifolia
Unripe fruit. Tamuning, Guam.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Capparaceae
Genus:	Capparis
Species:	C. s. subsp. cordifolia
Binomial name
Capparis spinosa subsp. cordifolia (Lam.) Fici
Synonyms
Capparis cordifolia Lam. Blumea grandiflora Zipp. ex Span. Capparis mariana Jacq. Capparis spinosa var. mariana (Jacq.) K.Schum.

Capparis spinosa subsp. cordifolia (Chamorro: atkåpares), is a plant endemic to central Malesia and western and southern Pacific Ocean islands. It is a shrub growing along coastal limestone cliffs.

Distribution

The subspecies can be found in the following islands: Caroline Islands, Cook Islands, Fiji, Lesser Sunda Islands, Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Niue, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Society Islands, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Islands, Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Islands.

Gallery

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  Foliage. Tamuning, Guam
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  Flower buds. Tamuning, Guam