Maerua

Maerua
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Capparaceae
Genus:	Maerua; Forssk.

Maerua is a genus of plants in the family Capparaceae, 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.^[1] Among its species:

Maerua acuminata Oliver
Maerua andradae Wild
Maerua angolensis DC.
Maerua brunnescens Wild
Maerua cafra (DC.) Pax
Maerua crassifolia Forssk.
(De Wild.) F.White
Maerua elegans R.Wilczek
Maerua juncea Pax
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Maerua oblongifolia (Forssk.) A.Rich.
Maerua racemulosa Gilg & Gilg-Ben.

Maerua scandens (Klotzsch) Gilg

References[]

^ ^a ^b Srisanga, Prachaya; Muangsan, Nooduan; Choopan, Thiamhathai; Thangthong, Jakrapong; Pratcharoenwanich, Ratchada; Watthana, Santi (2021-04-30). "Maerua koratensis (Capparaceae), a new species from Thailand". Phytotaxa. 498 (3): 213–219. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.498.3.7. ISSN 1179-3163.

External links[]

Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Maerua". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.

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[koratensis-1] Srisanga, Prachaya; Muangsan, Nooduan; Choopan, Thiamhathai; Thangthong, Jakrapong; Pratcharoenwanich, Ratchada; Watthana, Santi (2021-04-30). "Maerua koratensis (Capparaceae), a new species from Thailand". Phytotaxa. 498 (3): 213–219. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.498.3.7. ISSN 1179-3163.

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