Category: Maerua

Maerua apetala (Spreng.) M. Jacobs, Blumea 12(2): 207 207 1964. (Syn: Capparis apetala Roth; Capparis linifolia Roxb.; Crateva apetala (Roth) Spreng.; Maerua linearis (DC.) Pax; Niebuhria apetala (Roth) Dunn; Niebuhria linearis DC.; Niebuhria linifolia Voigt);   India (Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu) as per Catalogue of Life; Flora of Eastern Ghats: Hill Ranges of South East India, […]

Maerua crassifolia Forssk.,  Fl. aegypt.-arab. 113. 1775, nom. cons. (Syn: Maerua hirtella Chiov.; Maerua uniflora Vahl);     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, […]

Maerua oblongifolia (Forsk.) A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 32 1847. (syn: Capparis heteroclita Roxb.; Capparis heterogenea Roxb. ex Steud.; Capparis oblongifolia Forsk.; Crateva oblongifolia Spreng.; Maerua angustifolia A.Rich.; Maerua arenaria (DC.) Hook.fil. & Thoms.; Maerua arenaria var. glabra Hook.fil. & Thoms.; Maerua arenaria var. scabra Hook.fil. & Thoms.; Maerua dasyura Gilg & Gilg-Ben.; Maerua oblongifolia A.Rich.; […]