Capparaceae
Maerua

Maerua arenaria Hook.f. & Thomson

First published in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 1: 171 (1872)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Pakistan to India, Sri Lanka. It is a climbing shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1996). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 10: 1-426. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Hedge, I. & Lamond, J. (1970). Flora Iranica 68: 1-32. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Meena, S.L. (2012). A checklist of the vascular plants of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India. Nelumbo 54: 39-91.
  • Nasir, E. & Ali, S.I. (eds.) (1970-1995). Flora of West Pakistan 1-131.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1996). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 10: 1-426. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Hedge, I. & Lamond, J. (1970). Flora Iranica 68: 1-32. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.
  • Meena, S.L. (2012). A checklist of the vascular plants of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India. Nelumbo 54: 39-91.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 29, 1914 Wight [85] India K000247287 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 29, 1914 Wight [6976] India K000247288 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond, J.R.; Baksh, R. [s.n.] India K005592957 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [4513] India K005592950 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [s.n.] India K005592952 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [s.n.] India K005592956 Yes
Wirawan, N. [1246] Sri Lanka K005592968 Yes
s.coll. [86] India K005592965 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [s.n.] India K005592959 Yes
s.coll. [60] K005592963 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [s.n.] India K005592958 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [27590] K005592949 Yes
Wirawan, N. [1261] Sri Lanka K005592970 Yes
Wirawan, N. [1200] Sri Lanka K005592969 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K005592948 Yes
Wirawan, N. [1202] Sri Lanka K005592967 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005592964 Yes
Balasubramaniam (Dr) [188] Sri Lanka K005592971 Yes
Law (Mr) [s.n.] K005592962 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K005592947 Yes
Drummond, J.R.; Khan, K. [s.n.] India K005592955 Yes
Fosberg, F.R.; Balakrishnan, N. [53564] Sri Lanka K005592966 Yes
Rich, H.H. [944] K005592960 Yes
Drummond, J.R.; Kabri [20191] India K005592953 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [27590] K005592946 Yes
Parker, R.N. [3291] Pakistan K005592951 Yes
Parker, R.N. [3290] Pakistan K005592961 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [s.n.] India K005592954 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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