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 the Indian subcontinent and mainland Southeast Asia.[2][1]

Maerua
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Capparaceae
Genus: Maerua
Forssk. (1775)
Species[1]

70; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Courbonia Brongn. (1860)
  • Niebuhria DC. (1824)
  • Physanthemum Klotzsch (1861)
  • Streblocarpus Arn. (1834)
  • Wiegmannia Hochst. & Steud. (1841)

70 species are accepted:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Maerua Forssk. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
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