''Maerua'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the family
Capparaceae
The Capparaceae (or Capparidaceae), commonly known as the caper family, are a family of plants in the order Brassicales. As currently circumscribed, the family contains 15 genera and about 430 species. The largest genera are ''Capparis'' (about 1 ...
. It includes 70 species of shrubs and small trees with its centre of diversity in Africa, though some species extend their range as far north as the Levant, and as far east as the Indian subcontinent and mainland Southeast Asia.
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70 species are accepted:][
* '' Maerua acuminata'' Oliver
* '' Maerua aethiopica''
* '' Maerua andradae'' Wild
* '' Maerua angolensis'' DC.
* '' Maerua apetala''
* '' Maerua arenaria''
* '' Maerua baillonii''
* '' Maerua boranensis''
* '' Maerua brevipetiolata''
* '' Maerua brunnescens'' Wild
* '' Maerua bussei''
* '' Maerua buxifolia''
* '']Maerua cafra
''Maerua afra'' (DC.) Ferdinand Albin Pax, Pax is a small Southern African tree belonging to Capparaceae, the caper family, occurring eastwards along the coast from Knysna, then further inland and northwards through KwaZulu-Natal and Swaziland, ...
'' (DC.) Pax
* '' Maerua calantha''
* '' Maerua candida''
* ''Maerua crassifolia
''Maerua crassifolia'' is a species of plant in the Capparaceae family. It is native to Africa, tropical Arabia, and Israel, but is disappearing from Egypt. Foliage from this plant is used as fodder for animals, especially camels, during the dry ...
'' Forssk.
* '' Maerua cylindrocarpa''
* '' Maerua decumbens''
* '' Maerua denhardtiorum''
* '' Maerua descampsii''
* '' Maerua dewaillyi''
* '' Maerua duchesnei'' (De Wild.) F.White
* '' Maerua edulis''
* ''Maerua elegans
''Maerua elegans'' is a plant species in the family Capparaceae, endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural ha ...
'' R.Wilczek
* '' Maerua eminii''
* '' Maerua endlichii''
* '' Maerua erlangeriana''
* ''Maerua filiformis
''Maerua'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae. It includes 70 species of shrubs and small trees with its centre of diversity in Africa, though some species extend their range as far north as the Levant, and as far east as th ...
''
* '' Maerua friesii''
* '' Maerua gilgiana''
* '' Maerua gilgii''
* '' Maerua gillettii''
* '' Maerua glauca''
* '' Maerua grantii''
* '' Maerua holstii''
* '' Maerua homblei''
* '' Maerua humbertii''
* '' Maerua intricata''
* '' Maerua juncea'' Pax
* '' Maerua kaessneri''
* '' Maerua kaokoensis''
* '' Maerua kirkii''
* '' Maerua koratensis'' [
* '' Maerua macrantha''
* '' Maerua mendesii''
* '' Maerua mungaii''
* '' Maerua nana''
* '' Maerua nervosa''
* '' Maerua nuda''
* '' Maerua oblongifolia'' (Forssk.) A.Rich.
* '' Maerua paniculata''
* '' Maerua parvifolia''
* '' Maerua pintobastoae''
* '' Maerua polyandra''
* '' Maerua prittwitzii''
* '' Maerua pseudopetalosa''
* '' Maerua puccionii''
* '' Maerua purpurascens''
* '' Maerua racemulosa'' Gilg & Gilg-Ben.
* '' Maerua robynsii''
* '' Maerua rosmarinoides''
* '' Maerua salicifolia''
* '' Maerua scandens'' (Klotzsch) Gilg
* '' Maerua schinzii''
* '' Maerua schliebenii''
* '' Maerua sessiliflora''
* '' Maerua siamensis''
* '' Maerua somalensis''
* '' Maerua subcordata''
* '' Maerua triphylla''
]
References
External links
Taxa named by Peter Forsskål
Paleotropical flora
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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