Maerua caffra

Maerua caffra

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Brassicales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Brassicales

Familia: Capparaceae
Genus: Maerua
Species: Maerua caffra

Name

Maerua caffra Pax, Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] iii. 6 (1891) 234.

Synonyms

• Capparis triphylla Thunb.
• Maerua dupontii Hemsl.
• Maerua triphylla (Thunb.) Dur. & Schinz
• Niebuhria avicularis Burch. ex DC.
• Niebuhria caffra DC.
• Niebuhria triphylla (Thunb.) Wendl. fil.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.), Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Comores Botswana, Mozambique References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Pax, F.A., 1891. Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] iii. 6 (1891) 234.

Links

• Hassler, M. Aug.. Maerua caffra. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. Aug.. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 14 {{{3}}}. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Maerua caffra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Maerua caffra. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 14 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Maerua caffra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Aug. 2019.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Witbos
English: Common bush-cherry, White-wood

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