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3112.000 Maerua
Description of the genus
Shrublets, shrubs, trees or climbers. Spines 0 but lateral branches may be sharp at the tip. Leaves alternate or crowded on short side shoots, simple or 3(-5)-foliolate. Flowers bisexual. Receptacle cylindric or funnel-shaped, often produced into a disk. Sepals (3-)4. Petals 0 or (3-)4(-8). Androgynophore shorter than the sepals. Gynophore elongated. Fruit spherical, ovoid, ellipsoid, oblong-ellipsoid or cylindric, sometimes beaded. Worldwide: 50 species in tropical and South Africa, extending to India Zambia: 14 taxa. The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus:
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| Species | FZ divisions | Provinces | Content |
| aethiopica (Fenzl) Oliv. | N | N | Description, Image |
| angolensis DC. | B,N,C,S | Nw,Lp,C,Lk,S | Description, Image |
| bussei (Gilg & Gilg-Ben.) Wilczek | N | ||
| cerasicarpa Gilg | N | ||
| edulis (Gilg & Gilg-Ben.) DeWolf | N,S | Lk | Description, Image |
| endlichii Gilg-Ben. | N | ||
| friesii Gilg & Gilg-Ben. | N,W,C,S | Cb,N,C,Lk,S | Description, Image |
| juncea Pax[Agg] | C,S | Lk,S | |
| juncea Pax subsp. juncea | C,S | Lk,S | Description, Image |
| kirkii (Oliv.) F. White | N,C,S | N,E,C,Lk,S | Description, Image |
| paniculata Wild [End][VU] | N | Description | |
| parvifolia Pax | S | S | Description, Image |
| prittwitzii Gilg & Gilg-Ben. | C,S | C,Lk,S | Description, Image |
| triphylla A. Rich. subsp. pubescens (Klotzsch) DeWolf | N,W | Cb,N | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Maerua:
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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Maerua
Flora of Malawi: Maerua
Flora of Mozambique: Maerua
Flora of Zimbabwe: Maerua
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): MaeruaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Maerua
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Maerua
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Maerua
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Maerua
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Maerua
JSTOR Plant Science: Maerua
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Maerua
Plants of the World Online: Maerua
Tropicos: Maerua
Wikipedia: Maerua
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