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3112.000 Maerua
Description of the genus
Shrublets, shrubs, trees or climbers. Spines 0 but lateral branches may be sharp at the tip. Leaves alternate or crowded on short side shoots, simple or 3(-5)-foliolate. Flowers bisexual. Receptacle cylindric or funnel-shaped, often produced into a disk. Sepals (3-)4. Petals 0 or (3-)4(-8). Androgynophore shorter than the sepals. Gynophore elongated. Fruit spherical, ovoid, ellipsoid, oblong-ellipsoid or cylindric, sometimes beaded. Worldwide: 50 species in tropical and South Africa, extending to India Caprivi: 4 taxa. The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus:
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| Species | Content |
| angolensis DC. | Description, Image |
| juncea Pax[Agg] | |
| juncea Pax subsp. juncea | Description, Image |
| schinzii Pax |
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ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): MaeruaFlora Zambesiaca web site: Maerua
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Maerua
Wikipedia: Maerua
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Maerua
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Maerua
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