# Morisonia

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{{short description|Genus of Capparaceae plants}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Morisonia pachaca.jpg
| image_caption = ''Morisonia pachaca''
| display_parents = 2
| taxon = Morisonia
| authority = [Plum.](/source/Plum.) ex [L.](/source/Carl_Linnaeus) (1753)<ref>[Sp. Pl.](/source/Sp._Pl.): 503 (1753)</ref>
| subdivision = See text
| synonyms = {{ collapsible list |
*''Acanthocapparis'' {{small|Cornejo (2020)}}
*''Anisocapparis'' <small>Cornejo & Iltis (2008)</small>
*''Atamisquea'' <small>Miers ex Hook. & Arn. (1833)</small>
*''Belencita'' <small>H.Karst. (1857)</small>
*''Breynia'' <small>L. (1753), nom. rej.</small>
*''Calanthea'' <small>(DC.) Miers (1864)</small>
*''Caphexandra'' <small>Iltis & Cornejo (2011)</small>
*''Capparicordis'' <small>Iltis & Cornejo  (2007)</small>
*''Capparidastrum'' <small>(DC.) Hutch. (1967)</small>
*''Colicodendron'' <small>Mart. (1839)</small>
*''Cynophalla'' <small>J.Presl (1825)</small>
*''Hermupoa'' <small>Loefl. (1758)</small>
*''Hispaniolanthus'' <small>Cornejo & Iltis (2009)</small>
*''Intutis'' <small>Raf. (1838)</small>
*''Linnaeobreynia'' <small>Hutch. (1967)</small>
*''Mesocapparis'' <small>(Eichler) Cornejo & Iltis (2008)</small>
*''Monilicarpa'' <small>Cornejo & Iltis (2008)</small>
*''Muco'' <small>Loefl. (1758), nom. rej.</small>
*''Neocapparis'' <small>Cornejo (2017)</small>
*''Octanema'' <small>Raf. (1838)</small>
*''Pleuteron'' <small>Raf.  (1838)</small>
*''Preslianthus'' <small>Iltis & Cornejo (2011)</small>
*''Quadrella'' <small>(DC.) J.Presl (1825)</small>
*''Roemera'' <small>Tratt. (1802)</small>
*''Sarcotoxicum'' <small>Cornejo & Iltis (2008)</small>
*''Stephania'' <small>Willd. (1799), nom. illeg.</small>
*''Steriphoma'' <small>Spreng. (1827), nom. cons.</small>
*''Stuebelia'' <small>Pax (1887)</small>
*''Uterveria'' <small>Bertol. (1839)</small>
  }}
|synonyms_ref=<ref name = "5976-1" />
}}

'''''Morisonia''''' is a [genus](/source/genus) of [flowering plant](/source/flowering_plant)s in the family [Capparaceae](/source/Capparaceae), found across the Americas from the United States to Argentina. They are typically shrubs or small trees. The genus was recently enlarged with New World ''[Capparis](/source/Capparis)'' species due to existing taxonomic instability.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Global Flora: Special Edition: GLOVAP Nomenclature Part 1 |last1=Christenhusz |first1=Maarten M. J. |last2=Fay |first2=Michael |last3=Byng |first3=James W. |date=9 February 2018 |page=3 |publisher=Plant Gateway |isbn=9780992999360 }}</ref> 

==Species==
Currently accepted species include:<ref name = "5976-1" >{{cite web |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:5976-1 |title=''Morisonia'' Plum. ex L. |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2017 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref>
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*''[Morisonia alainiana](/source/Morisonia_alainiana)'' <small>(Cornejo & Iltis) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia americana](/source/Morisonia_americana)'' <small>L.</small>
*''[Morisonia amplissima](/source/Morisonia_amplissima)'' <small>(Lam.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia angustifolia](/source/Morisonia_angustifolia)'' <small>(Kunth) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia antonensis](/source/Morisonia_antonensis)'' <small>(Woodson) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia asperifolia](/source/Morisonia_asperifolia)'' <small>(C.Presl) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia atamisquea](/source/Morisonia_atamisquea)'' <small>(Kuntze) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia bahiana](/source/Morisonia_bahiana)'' <small>(Cornejo & Iltis) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia bonifaziana](/source/Morisonia_bonifaziana)'' <small>(Cornejo & Iltis) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia brasiliana](/source/Morisonia_brasiliana)'' <small>(DC.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia calciphila](/source/Morisonia_calciphila)'' <small>(Standl. & Steyerm.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia coimbrana](/source/Morisonia_coimbrana)'' <small>(Cornejo & Iltis) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia crotonoides](/source/Morisonia_crotonoides)'' <small>(Kunth) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia cuatrecasasiana](/source/Morisonia_cuatrecasasiana)'' <small>(Dugand) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia cynophallophora](/source/Morisonia_cynophallophora)'' <small>(L.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia declinata](/source/Morisonia_declinata)'' <small>(Vell.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia detonsa](/source/Morisonia_detonsa)'' <small>(Triana & Planch.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia didymobotrys](/source/Morisonia_didymobotrys)'' <small>(Ruiz & Pav. ex DC.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia discolor](/source/Morisonia_discolor)'' <small>(Donn.Sm.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia dolichopoda](/source/Morisonia_dolichopoda)'' <small>(Helwig) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia domingensis](/source/Morisonia_domingensis)'' <small>(Spreng. ex DC.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia dressleri](/source/Morisonia_dressleri)'' <small>(Cornejo & Iltis) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia ecuadorica](/source/Morisonia_ecuadorica)'' <small>(Iltis) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia ferruginea](/source/Morisonia_ferruginea)'' <small>(L.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia filipes](/source/Morisonia_filipes)'' <small>(Donn.Sm.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia flexuosa](/source/Morisonia_flexuosa)'' <small>L.</small>
*''[Morisonia frondosa](/source/Morisonia_frondosa)'' <small>(Jacq.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia grandiflora](/source/Morisonia_grandiflora)'' <small>(Cornejo & Iltis) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia hastata](/source/Morisonia_hastata)'' <small>(Jacq.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia heterophylla](/source/Morisonia_heterophylla)'' <small>(Ruiz & Pav. ex DC.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia heydeana](/source/Morisonia_heydeana)'' <small>(Donn.Sm.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia humilis](/source/Morisonia_humilis)'' <small>(Hassl.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia incana](/source/Morisonia_incana)'' <small>(Kunth) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia indica](/source/Morisonia_indica)'' <small>(L.) ined.</small>
*''[Morisonia isthmensis](/source/Morisonia_isthmensis)'' <small>(Eichler) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia lindeniana](/source/Morisonia_lindeniana)'' <small>(Cornejo & Iltis) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia linearis](/source/Morisonia_linearis)'' <small>(Jacq.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia lineata](/source/Morisonia_lineata)'' <small>(Dombey ex Pers.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia longifolia](/source/Morisonia_longifolia)'' <small>(Mart.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia lundellii](/source/Morisonia_lundellii)'' <small>(Standl.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia macrantha](/source/Morisonia_macrantha)'' <small>(Standl.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia macrophylla](/source/Morisonia_macrophylla)'' <small>(Kunth) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia martiana](/source/Morisonia_martiana)'' <small>(Cornejo) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia matogrossensis](/source/Morisonia_matogrossensis)'' <small>(Pilg.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia megalosperma](/source/Morisonia_megalosperma)'' <small>(Cornejo & Iltis) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia mirifica](/source/Morisonia_mirifica)'' <small>(Standl.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia mollicella](/source/Morisonia_mollicella)'' <small>(Standl.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia morenoi](/source/Morisonia_morenoi)'' <small>(Cornejo & Iltis) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia multiflora](/source/Morisonia_multiflora)'' <small>Triana & Planch.</small>
*''[Morisonia nemorosa](/source/Morisonia_nemorosa)'' <small>(Jacq.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia oblongifolia](/source/Morisonia_oblongifolia)'' <small>Britton</small>
*''[Morisonia odoratissmia](/source/Morisonia_odoratissmia)'' <small>(Jacq.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia osmantha](/source/Morisonia_osmantha)'' <small>(Diels) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia pachaca](/source/Morisonia_pachaca)'' <small>(Kunth) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia panamensis](/source/Morisonia_panamensis)'' <small>(Iltis) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia paradoxa](/source/Morisonia_paradoxa)'' <small>(Jacq.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia peruviana](/source/Morisonia_peruviana)'' <small>(Spruce ex Eichler) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia petiolaris](/source/Morisonia_petiolaris)'' <small>(Kunth) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia pittieri](/source/Morisonia_pittieri)'' <small>(Standl.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia polyantha](/source/Morisonia_polyantha)'' <small>(Triana & Planch.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia pringlei](/source/Morisonia_pringlei)'' <small>(Briq.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia pulcherrima](/source/Morisonia_pulcherrima)'' <small>(Jacq.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia quina](/source/Morisonia_quina)'' <small>(J.F.Macbr.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia quintanarooensis](/source/Morisonia_quintanarooensis)'' <small>(Iltis & Cornejo) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia quiriguensis](/source/Morisonia_quiriguensis)'' <small>(Standl.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia retusa](/source/Morisonia_retusa)'' <small>(Griseb.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia salicifolia](/source/Morisonia_salicifolia)'' <small>(Griseb.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia scabrida](/source/Morisonia_scabrida)'' <small>(Kunth) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia sclerophylla](/source/Morisonia_sclerophylla)'' <small>(Iltis & Cornejo) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia sessilis](/source/Morisonia_sessilis)'' <small>(Banks ex DC.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia singularis](/source/Morisonia_singularis)'' <small>(R.Rankin) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia sola](/source/Morisonia_sola)'' <small>(J.F.Macbr.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia speciosa](/source/Morisonia_speciosa)'' <small>(Griseb.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia sprucei](/source/Morisonia_sprucei)'' <small>(Eichler) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia stenopetala](/source/Morisonia_stenopetala)'' <small>(Urb.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia steyermarkii](/source/Morisonia_steyermarkii)'' <small>(Standl.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia tafallana](/source/Morisonia_tafallana)'' <small>(Cornejo, Iltis & Cerón) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia tarapotensis](/source/Morisonia_tarapotensis)'' <small>(Eichler) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia tenuisiliqua](/source/Morisonia_tenuisiliqua)'' <small>(Jacq.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia tuxtlensis](/source/Morisonia_tuxtlensis)'' <small>(Cornejo & Iltis) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia tweedieana](/source/Morisonia_tweedieana)'' <small>(Eichler) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia urbani](/source/Morisonia_urbani)'' <small>(Eggers) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia valerabella](/source/Morisonia_valerabella)'' <small>(Iltis, T.Ruíz & G.S.Bunting) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia verrucosa](/source/Morisonia_verrucosa)'' <small>(Jacq.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia yco](/source/Morisonia_yco)'' <small>(Mart.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
*''[Morisonia yunckeri](/source/Morisonia_yunckeri)'' <small>(Standl.) Christenh. & Byng</small>
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

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Category:Morisonia
Category:Brassicales genera
Category:Flora of the Americas
Category:Botanical taxa named by Carl Linnaeus

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