Hoary Caper (Quadrella incana)
Description
Capparis incana is a botanical species of plant with flower of the family of Capparaceae . They are shrubs with small trees, which reach a size of (1-) 2-8 m in height, with tomentulous red-starry garments to gray, everywhere. Leaves arranged in spiral, equal, narrow to broadly elliptic to rhombic or lanceolate, 3-7 (-9) cm long and 1-3 cm wide, apex caudate-acuminate to rounded or emarginate, apiculate, cuneate base, glabrous beam , Gray-starred underside, membranous; Petiole 0.7-1.4 (1.8) cm long, absent pulvinins. Inflorescences in several clusters, grouped at the ends of twigs, thin peduncles , 2-6 cm long, 3-6 (-12) small flowers, pedicels 5-15 mm long, only 1 or 2 flowers per cluster open to Same time, ripe floral buds oblong, ca 5 mm long; Sepals in 1 series, In buds erect and longer than petals but patent (showing petals), linear, 3-5 mm long and ca 2 mm wide, rapidly deciduous; Narrowly triangular gland, 2-3 mm long; Petals ovate, 5-6 (-8) mm long and 3-4 mm wide, white, reddish inside; Stamens 8, 6-8 mm long; Grogophore 3-4 mm long. Ovoid fruit to obovoides or sometimes globose, 1.3-1.7 (-2) cm long and 1-1.3 cm thick, smooth, brown or reddish-brown, when ripe, separating into 2-4 segments, 4-5 mm Long pedicel, 4-16 mm long; Seed 1 (in Nicaragua), 11-13 mm long, with bright red arenaceous, fleshy, hanging from a thin thread, green embryo, straight. 1 2-3 mm long; Petals ovate, 5-6 (-8) mm long and 3-4 mm wide, white, reddish inside; Stamens 8, 6-8 mm long; Grogophore 3-4 mm long. Ovoid fruit to obovoides or sometimes globose, 1.3-1.7 (-2) cm long and 1-1.3 cm thick, smooth, brown or reddish-brown, when ripe, separating into 2-4 segments, 4-5 mm Long pedicel, 4-16 mm long; Seed 1 (in Nicaragua), 11-13 mm long, with bright red arenaceous, fleshy, hanging from a thin thread, green embryo, straight. 1 2-3 mm long; Petals ovate, 5-6 (-8) mm long and 3-4 mm wide, white, reddish inside; Stamens 8, 6-8 mm long; Grogophore 3-4 mm long. Ovoid fruit to obovoides or sometimes globose, 1.3-1.7 (-2) cm long and 1-1.3 cm thick, smooth, brown or reddish-brown, when ripe, separating into 2-4 segments, 4-5 mm Long pedicel, 4-16 mm long; Seed 1 (in Nicaragua), 11-13 mm long, with bright red arenaceous, fleshy, hanging from a thin thread, green embryo, straight. 1 Grogophore 4-5 mm long, pedicel 4-16 mm long; Seed 1 (in Nicaragua), 11-13 mm long, with bright red arenaceous, fleshy, hanging from a thin thread, green embryo, straight. 1 Grogophore 4-5 mm long, pedicel 4-16 mm long; Seed 1 (in Nicaragua), 11-13 mm long, with bright red arenaceous, fleshy, hanging from a thin thread, green embryo, straight. 1
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Brassicales
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Family: Capparaceae
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Genus: Quadrella
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