Capparaceae
Maerua

Maerua somalensis Pax

First published in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(2): 235 (1891)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Somalia. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: low confidence
[AERP]

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Type
N2, near “Meid”, Hildebrandt 1361 (B holo., BM K iso.)
Morphology General Habit
Shrub, c. 2 m tall, glabrous
Morphology Leaves
Leaves simple; blade ovate-orbicular, c. 15–25 x 14–20 mm, obtuse and mucronulate at the apex, thick and leathery, glaucous, without prominent nerves; petiole 5–6 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Flowers in short corymbose racemes; pedicels 6–12 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Receptacle
Receptacle cylindrical, widening upwards, c. 4 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals c. 10 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals small or absent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens many; androgynophore about as long as receptacle
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary ovoid, c. 3 mm long; gynophore 12–15 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit subglobose, c. 14 x 10 mm.
Distribution
N2 not known elsewhere.
Ecology
Altitude c. 270 m.
[FSOM]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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