TL;DR: A taxonomic study of the family Capparaceae is presented in this article, where the authors present clues for genera and species, accompanied by descriptions and specific illustrations to make their recognition easier.
Abstract: Esta investigacion forma parte de la serie dedicada al catalogo de la flora norooriental. El estudio taxonomico de la familia Capparaceae se fundamenta en la revision de los especimenes depositados en el Herbario IRBR colectados en los estados Anzoategui y Sucre. En el area de estudio la familia esta representada por 15 especies incluidas en los generos: Belencita (1), Capparis (11), Crateva (1), Morisonia (1) y Steriphoma (1). El mayor numero de especies con la mayor distribucion corresponde a Capparis. Se presentan claves para generos y especies, acompanadas de descripciones e ilustraciones especificas para facilitar su reconocimiento. PALABRAS CLAVES: Flora, Taxonomia, Capparaceae, Anzoategui, Sucre, Venezuela. ABSTRACT This research is part of a series dedicated to cataloguing the Venezuelan northeastern flora. To make a taxonomic study of the family Capparaceae, we reviewed the specimens collected in the states of Anzoategui and Sucre and deposited in the IRBR Herbarium. The family is represented by 15 species, included in the genera: Belencita (1), Capparis (11), Crateva (1), Morisonia (1) and Steriphoma (1). The highest number of species with the widest distribution corresponds to Capparis . We present clues for genera and species, accompanied by descriptions and specific illustrations to make their recognition easier. KEY WORDS: Flora, Taxonomy, Capparaceae, Anzoategui, Sucre, Venezuelaology, Venezuela.
TL;DR: The presence of prolinebetaine ethyl ester and tetramethylammonium salts in all four species of Maerua previously classified as Courbonia and their absence in all the other Maer Hua species tested provides strong evidence for the justification of the generic status of CourbonIA.