A taxonomic revision of the Capparis spinosa group (Capparaceae) from the Mediterranean to Central  Asia

Fici, Silvio

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.174.1.1

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“…spinosa growing in the Mediterranean area (North Africa, Western Asia and Europe), and central Asia. Finally, in 2014 (Fici, ), the most recent taxonomic revision was proposed by Fici. He recognized only one species in the same area studied by Inocencio et al , subdivided into two subspecies (subdivided into four varieties), C .…”

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Pharmacological Effects of Capparis spinosa L.

Nabavi

Maggi

Daglia

et al. 2016

Phytotherapy Research

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Medicinal plants have been known as one of the most important therapeutic agents since ancient times. During the last two decades, much attention has been paid to the health-promoting effects of edible medicinal plants, because of multiple beneficial effects and negligible adverse effects. Capparis spinosa L. is one of the most common medicinal plants, used widely in different parts of the world to treat numerous human diseases. This paper aims to critically review the available scientific literature regarding the health-promoting effects of C. spinosa, its traditional uses, cultivation protocols and phytochemical constituents. Recently, a wide range of evidence has shown that this plant possesses different biological effects, including antioxidant, anticancer and antibacterial effects. Phytochemical analysis shows that C. spinosa has high quantities of bioactive constituents, including polyphenolic compounds, which are responsible for its health-promoting effects, although many of these substances are present in low concentrations and significant changes in their content occur during processing. In addition, there is negligible scientific evidence regarding any adverse effects. Different health promotion activities, as well as tremendous diversity of active constituents, make C. spinosa a good candidate for discovering new drugs. However these findings are still in its infancy and future experimental and clinical studies are needed.

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Pharmacological Effects of Capparis spinosa L.

Nabavi

Maggi

Daglia

et al. 2016

Phytotherapy Research

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“…Capparis spinosa ssp. rupestris is found all over the Cyclades islands, on coastal rocks and cliffs, mostly limestone, at altitudes between 0-500 m (Heywood et al 1993;Tan 2002a;Fici 2014). it is a perennial deciduous plant that becomes woody at maturity.…”

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First report of caper (Capparis spinosa) serious infestation by Eurydema eckerleini in Cyclades Islands, Greece (Hemiptera: Heteroptera, Pentatomidae)

Simoglou¹,

Dioli²

2017

Fragm Entomol

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The islands of Tinos and Syros in the Cyclades Archipelago, greece, have a hilly terrain, a mild mediterranean climate and vegetation adapted to drought conditions. Caper (Capparis spinosa l.) is highly adapted to arid environments and grows successfully during the mediterranean summer. in August 2015, we detected serious infestations on wild caper by Eurydema eckerleini (Pentatomidae), which was formerly considered a species endemic to Crete and the Peloponnese, with an isolated report in Turkey. This is the first record of the presence of E. eckerleini in the Cyclades.

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“…Monostichocalyx Radlkofer (1884: 101) and sect. Busbeckea (Jacobs 1965, Fici 2003, 2014, 2015. Sect.…”

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A new species of Capparis (Capparaceae) from ultramafic substrata in New Caledonia

Fici

2017

Phytotaxa

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A new species of Capparis, C. parvifolia, is described and illustrated from New Caledonia, where it is known from a few localities on Mont Kaala on ultramafic substrata. The new species is characterized by the relatively small, linear leaf-blade and by the small size of the sepals, petals, stamens, gynophore and fruit. Its affinities with related taxa are discussed and its conservation status assessed.

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A taxonomic revision of the Capparis spinosa group (Capparaceae) from the Mediterranean to Central Asia

Cited by 48 publications

References 29 publications

Pharmacological Effects of Capparis spinosa L.

Pharmacological Effects of Capparis spinosa L.

First report of caper (Capparis spinosa) serious infestation by Eurydema eckerleini in Cyclades Islands, Greece (Hemiptera: Heteroptera, Pentatomidae)

A new species of Capparis (Capparaceae) from ultramafic substrata in New Caledonia

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