botanical record · discovered
Caper
Capparis spinosa
Caper · Caperbush · Alcaparrera · Bodljikava kapara · Cappero · Caprier epineux · Câprier · Câprier Commun · Câprier de bord de mer · Câprier épineux · Dygliuotasis kaparis · Echter Kapernstrauch · Flinders-rose
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Turkey, Egypt, Spain, Iraq
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Aperient, Astringent, Cold, Diuretic
Science studied: ALKALOIDS, ARABINOSE, BETA-SITOSTEROL, BETA-SITOSTEROL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Capparaceae
Scientific name: Capparis spinosa
Common names: Caper, Caperbush, Alcaparrera, Bodljikava kapara, Cappero, Caprier epineux, Câprier, Câprier Commun, Câprier de bord de mer, Câprier épineux, Dygliuotasis kaparis, Echter Kapernstrauch, Flinders-rose
POWO: 146789-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Turkey, Egypt, Spain, Iraq.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Aperient
- Astringent
- Cold
- Diuretic
- Emmenagogue
- Expectorant
- Gout
- Hepatitis
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- Rheumatism
- Sclerosis(Spleen)
- Scurvy
- Spice
- Splenitis
- Alterative
- Glands
- Paralysis
- Stimulant
- Tonic
- Ache(Tooth)
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Elsewhere
- Turkey
- Egypt
- Spain
- Iraq
Documented cultural uses
- Aperient
- Astringent
- Cold
- Diuretic
- Emmenagogue
- Expectorant
- Gout
- Hepatitis
- Rheumatism
- Sclerosis(Spleen)
- Scurvy
- Spice
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- Splenitis
- Alterative
- Glands
- Paralysis
- Stimulant
- Tonic
- Ache(Tooth)
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Aperient · Elsewhere · "
- Astringent · Turkey · "
- Cold · Egypt · "
- Diuretic · Spain · "
- Diuretic · Turkey · "
- Diuretic · Elsewhere · "
- Emmenagogue · Elsewhere · "
- Expectorant · Turkey · "
- Expectorant · Elsewhere · "
- Gout · Elsewhere · "
- Hepatitis · Elsewhere · "
- Rheumatism · Elsewhere · "
- Sclerosis(Spleen) · Egypt · "
- Scurvy · Turkey · "
- Spice · Iraq · "
- Splenitis · Elsewhere · "
- Alterative · Turkey · "
- Glands · Elsewhere · "
- Paralysis · Elsewhere · "
- Stimulant · Turkey · "
- Tonic · Turkey · "
- Ache(Tooth) · Elsewhere · "
- Tonic · Elsewhere · "
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Phenotypic diversity and profiling of phenolic compounds in fruits of Iranian Capparis spinosa populations. · 2026 source ↗
- High-throughput in vitro rooting in caper (Capparis spinosa L.) via a paper-based system · 2026 source ↗
- From phytochemical complexity to biological function: A comparative study of Capparis spinosa fruit extracts. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALKALOIDS
- ARABINOSE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- BETA-SITOSTEROL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- CARBOHYDRATES
- CHOLINE
- CITRIC-ACID
- DEXTROSE
- FAT
- FIBER
- GLUCOCAPPARIN
- GLUCOIBERIN
- GLUCOSE
- GLUCURONIC-ACID
- L-STACHYDRINE
- LAURIC-ACID
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- LINOLEIC-ACID
- LINOLENIC-ACID
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- OLEIC-ACID
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PENTOSANS
- PROTEIN
- QUERCETIN
- QUERCETIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE-BETA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSIDE
- RIBOFLAVIN
- RUTIC-ACID
- RUTINASE
- RUTINOSE
- STEARIC-ACID
- TANNIN
- TARTARIC-ACID
- WATER
- RHAMNOSE
- RUTIN
- COUMARIN
- GLUCOCAPANGULIN
- GLUCOCLEOMIN
- KAEMPFEROL-3-0-RUTINOSIDE
- MUCILAGE
- OXALIC-ACID
- PECTIC-ACID
- QUERCETIN-3-O-RUTINOSIDE
- THIAMIN
- ASH
- SAPONIN
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- SINIGRIN
- XYLOSE
- CAPPAPRENOLS
- INDOLE-GLUCOSINOLATES
- CALCIUM
- IODINE
- IRON
- ISOTHIOCYANATE-GYLCOSIDE
- PHOSPHORUS
- QUERCETIN-3-O-[6''-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYL-6''-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL]-BETA-DD-GLUCOSIDE
- QUERCETIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE
- QUERCETIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE-7-O-RHAMNOSIDE
- SODIUM
- VITAMIN-E
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
show claim source mapping
- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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