Capparis lucida
Coast Caper
©Anne Hoggett: Capparis lucida shrub about 3 m high just behind the beach at Eagle Island near Lizard Island.
©Anne Hoggett: The bright green shrubs are Capparis lucida in the centre of Eagle Island near Lizard Island.
Kingdom
Plantae
Division
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Family
Capparaceae
Genus
Capparis
Species
Capparis lucida
Colours
Distinguishing features
A distinctive white flower with many drooping stamens and a long gynophore. No spines on the stem unlike other local Capparis species.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Local abundance
- Eagle Island: Moderately abundant as at August 2017
- Lizard Island: Apparently not present
Web resources
References
- Byrnes, N.B., S.L. Everist, S.T. Reynolds, A. Specht and R.L. Specht (1977). The vegetation of Lizard Island, North Queensland, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 88: 1-15. LIRS catalog number 3.
- De Sloover, J.R. (2003). Terrestrial vegetation patterns and plant communitites on Pacific coral cays, Scripta Bot. Belg., 24: 155-167. LIRS catalog number 830.
- De Sloover, J.R. and M. Dufrene (1999). Flora and vegetation of Turtell V, Turtell Islands Group (Queensland, Australia), Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg./ Bull. Nat. Plantentuin Belg., 67: 45-97. LIRS catalog number 577.
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