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Capparis cantoniensis
As recorded: Capparis cantoniensis Lour.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Brassicales › Capparaceae
- Collected by
- Lau, S.K.
- Collector number
- 3243
- Date
- January 30, 1934
- Locality
- Ue Lung Shan (Ch'ang-kiang District).
- Island
- Hainan
- Region
- China
- Identified by
- Merrill, E.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 30, 1934, Lau, S.K. also collected 3 other specimens.
Capparis cantoniensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-22.

2026-09-22
(c) johnchau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-25
(c) zxchang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-22
(c) johnchau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-02
(c) 黃俊曄, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-03
(c) johnchau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-02
(c) johnchau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Capparis cantoniensis. BISH 135476. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956623486. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/135476.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956623486 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
