What is capparis?

capparis is a genus of permanent flowering shrubs known together with common names of pocket shrubs or caps. There are many different species, many of which are used for their fruits, although flower buds and seeds of some species are also consumed. Plants capparis come from a wide range of tropical and subtropical stations. The fruits of the shrub, called kaomers, can also be loaded and used as an appetizer or ornament. c. Spinosa is a barbed shrub with sweetness, pinkish white flowers, originally from the Mediterranean.

capers are common in Mediterranean cuisine such as Italian veal piccata and Puttanesca sauce. Leaves of capers are also used in Greek cuisine and sometimes loaded or dried. In ancient Greece, capers were used to abdominal gas and heartburn. The plant was also used to treat rheumatism. Its spicy, pink fruits are used both in the kitchen and in the medicine and are often pickled, similar to flower buds and fruit c. SPinosa . Karir is also sometimes planted to prevent soil erosion.

Many types of capparis Native from Australia has fruit that consume raw. c. Arborea , originally from rainforests in eastern Australia, is commonly called Brush Caper Berry, native pomegranate, wild lemon or wild lime. It produces large green fruit similar to Guava. c. Mitchellii is commonly called wild orange and produces sweet orange or yellow fruit. One Australian species, c. Spinosa ssp. Its fruit is clearly orange and full of spicy black seeds that can be crushed and used as a spice.

Many types of capparis have very limited geographical ranges and are endangered or endangered due to loss of habitats. c. Crotonantha , c. Mirifica , c. Panamensis and c. c. heterophylla is an endangered species for Ecuador, while c. Skrucei , endemic to Peru, is classified as vulnerable.

c. Sandwimana , called the Hawaiian Caper, Maiapilo or Pua Pilo, grows only on the Hawaiian Islands and c. c. Mollicella is endemic to Mexico. c. Discolor , found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragui and Panama, and also face loss of habitats.