Capparaceae
Maerua
Maerua angolensis

Maerua angolensis subsp. angolensis

This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Tropical & S. Africa. It is a scrambling shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

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

Morphology General Habit
Shrub or tree; stems glabrous
Morphology Leaves
Leaves clustered on older branches, simple; blade oblanceolate to obovate, 7–22 x 4–7 mm, usually obtuse and mucronulate at the apex, glabrous, midrib raised in basal part only, lateral nerves scarcely visible; petiole 2–5 mm long, slender
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Flowers solitary or in few-flowered clusters; pedicels 4–9 mm long, glabrous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Receptacle
Receptacle cylindrical, 3–5 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals 3–4, 4–5 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals absent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens c. 20–25; androgynophore exceeding the receptacle by 2–2.5 mm
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary narrowly cylindrical, c. 2 mm long; gynophore 8–10 mm long, straight or recurved in fruit
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit up to 3.5 x 0.6 cm, torulose, glabrous, 1–several-seeded.
Distribution
N2; Djibouti, Eritrea, S Arabia
Ecology
Altitude c. 215 m.
[FSOM]

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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/

  • 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