Capparaceae
Maerua

Maerua parvifolia Pax

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 14: 303 (1891)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is South Sudan to S. Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Exell, A.W. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1960). Flora Zambesiaca 1(1): 1-336. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • Exell, A.W. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1960). Flora Zambesiaca 1(1): 1-336. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Ardwiss. in Bot. Not. 1935: 359 (1935).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 127 (1961).
  • F. White, Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia p. 64 (1962).
  • Gilg & Bened. in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 53: 250 (1915).
  • Gilg in A. Engler & O. Drude, Die Vegetation Der Erde, IX, Pflanzenwelt Afrikas 3(1): 250, fig. 164 (1915).
  • Pax in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 19: 135 (1894).
  • Wild in Flora Zambesiaca 1: 225, t. 35/G (1960).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 23, 1958 Goetze, W. [1021] Tanzania K000230741 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Kirk [s.n.] Mozambique K000230885 Type Yes
Wilson, J. [1754] Uganda K005594175 No
McCusker, A. [113] Tanzania K005594189 No
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6214] Tanzania K000468211 No
Lynes, H. [3] Tanzania K005594176 No
Greenway, P.J. [10272] Tanzania K005594186 No
Wilson, J. [2] Uganda K005594167 No
Geilinger (Dr.) [3347] Tanzania K005594178 No
[Dyson-Hudson] [459] Uganda K005594165 No
Legat, C.E. [4903] South Africa K000230878 Type Yes
Bonnefille, R.; Riollet, G. [73/17] Tanzania K005594177 No
Adamson, J. (Mrs.) [EAH12383] Tanzania K005594187 No
Eggeling, W.J. [E5991] Uganda K005594169 No
Wilson, J. [663] Uganda K005594174 No
Burtt, B.D. [5305] Tanzania K005594182 No
Michelmore, A.P.G. [1270] Uganda K005594171 No
Kerfoot, O. [953] Uganda K005594164 No
Greenway, P.J. [785] Tanzania K005594181 No
Eggeling, W.J. [E2833] Uganda K005594172 No
Trapnell, C.G. [2172] Tanzania K005594180 No
Thomas, A.S. [3543] Uganda K005594170 No
Popov, G. [1507] Uganda K005594168 No
Burtt, B.D. [740] Tanzania K005594183 No
Dyson-Hudson [425] Uganda K005594166 No
Mfinanga, R.M. [6] Tanzania K005594190 No
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [15546] Tanzania K005594185 No
Geilinger (Dr.) [1722] Tanzania K005594179 No
Wilson, J. [2079] Uganda K005594173 No
Procter, J. [1294] Tanzania K005594184 No
Paulo, S. [768] Tanzania K005594188 No
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6255] Tanzania K000468170 No

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East 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 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