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Figure 8. Details of the new subspecies Capparis sicula Veill. subsp. sindiana Inocencio, D. Rivera, Obo ´n & Alcaraz.
—A. Stem and flower. —B. Detail of leaf and stipules. —C. Fruit. (A–C drawn by J.-A. Barren ˜a from Lulman 92, K.)

Paratypes. IRAN. Gulestan, Furse 9021 (K); Ma ´sjed-e- Caulibus viridescentibus vel luteis, trichomatibus laxis,
Saleyman, Lee 68 (K); Mazanderan, Tehran, s.n. 10530 (E). pedunculis floralibus gracillimis brevioribus, a typo
IRAQ. Amara, Edgar Evans M/100 (E); Saa ´diya, Al-Kaisi differt. Stipulis aureis, antheris minutis a subspecies
42894 (K); Sirk, Garmah, R. Wheeler 322 (E). ISRAEL. mesopotamica differt.
Mizde Dragot, Dead Sea, Danin & Knees 342 (RNG). SYRIA.
AI ¨ n Dara, Rivera & Obo ´n s.n. (MUB).
Shrub procumbent, almost glabrous; twigs straight,
8e. Capparis sicula Veill. subsp. sindiana Inocen- sometimes reaching up to 3 m long, light green or
cio, D. Rivera, Obo ´n & Alcaraz, subsp. nov. yellowish; internodes 1–3 cm; stipules curved or
TYPE: [Afghanistan] Barak, 26 Aug. 1986, Mr. somewhat curved, retrorse, occasionally spreading,
Lulman, 92 (holotype, K!). Figure 8. not decurrent to somewhat decurrent, golden yellow
contrasting with the twigs, 0.1–0.4 cm long, 0.1–
Capparis obovata Royle, Illinois Bot. Himal. Mts. Vol. I: 73.
1839. TYPE: [Himachal Pradesh, India] ‘‘Hab. Hango 0.2 cm wide at the base. Leaves obovate or elliptical,
[Chango] in Kunawur [Kinnaur, Kinawur]’’ (type not 1–3.5 3 1–3 cm, herbaceous; leaf veins prominent;
seen). base rounded, apices acute; mucro very small,