Capparaceae
Maerua

Maerua duchesnei (De Wild.) F.White

First published in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 32: 35 (1958)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to South Sudan and NW. Tanzania. It is a scrambling shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Elffers, J., Graham, R.A. & Dewolf, G.P. (1964). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Capparidaceae: 1-88.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1978). Flora du Rwanda 1: 1-413. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Kew Plants for Health

  • "UPWTA (Burkill, 2025)"
  • "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • F. White in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 32: 35 (1958).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 1959 Preuss P. R. [545] Cameroon K000008632 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 1, 1959 Binuyo, A. [FHI 35586] Cameroon K000008631 No
van der Maesen, L.J.G. [6653] Benin K005593074 Yes
Wit, P.; Draramola, B.O. [1046] Nigeria K005593079 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [s.n.] Sierra Leone K005593067 Yes
Latilo, M.G. [FHI18231] Nigeria K005593077 Yes
Vigne, C. [1783] Sierra Leone K005593073 Yes
Foster, E.W. [56] Nigeria K005593071 Yes
Irvine, F.R. [1703] Ghana K005593063 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [4152] Cote d'Ivoire K005593062 Yes
Foster, E.W. [56] Nigeria K005593070 Yes
Hall, J.B. [1752] Ghana K005593064 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [23010] Sierra Leone K005593072 Yes
Foster, E.W.; Foster [56] Nigeria K005593069 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [4264] Cote d'Ivoire K005593061 Yes
Irvine, F.R. [3624] Nigeria K005593075 Yes
Daramola, B.O. [FHI31253] Nigeria K005593078 Yes
Hall, J.B. [1691] Ghana K005593065 Yes
Obasheki, K.; Ojo, F/G [FHI27912] Nigeria K005593076 Yes
Irvine, F.R. [3624] Nigeria K005593068 Yes
Enti, A.A. [GC37495] Ghana K005593066 Yes
Hope-Simpson, J.F. [309] Sudan Capparis afzelii K:SPC-09010.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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