| Common Names - Caper Family | Synonyms - |
| Authority - Juss. | Total Number of genera - 39 |
| Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? - Angiosperm | Total Number of species - 700 |
| Plant forms - Shrubs, herbs, rarely trees | |
| World Distribution - Temperate to tropical. Widespread. | |
| Comments - The largest genera are Capparis (about 150 species), Maerua (~100 species), Boscia (37 species) and Cadaba (30 species). | |