The Probert Encyclopaedia of Nature

CAPPARIDACEAE

Capparidaceae is a family of dicotyledonous, polypetalous, herbaceous plants, shrubs and trees, having four petals and sepals, a great number of stamens, and an ovary elevated upon a long stalk. The caper tree is the most familiar example. They are mostly natives of the tropics or of subtropical regions. All of them appear to be more or less acrid. Some are very poisonous, others act as vesicatories, and a few are merely stimulant.
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