Once upon a time, there was a rare plant called Maerua. Legend has it that this plant possessed magical powers. According to ancient texts, Maerua was able to grant three wishes to anyone who found it. Many adventurers embarked on treacherous journeys to find this extraordinary plant, hoping to fulfill their deepest desires. However, only a few succeeded in locating Maerua, and they were careful in their wishes, knowing that greed could have dire consequences. The plant’s enchanting beauty and mysterious aura continue to captivate people’s imaginations, reminding us to be grateful for what we already have.
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Short Description
Maerua is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae. It includes 70 species of shrubs and small trees with its centre of diversity in Africa, though some species extend their range as far north as the Levant, and as far east as the Indian subcontinent and mainland Southeast Asia.
70 species are accepted:
Maerua acuminata Oliver
Maerua aethiopica (Fenzl) Oliv.
Maerua andradae Wild
Maerua angolensis DC.
Maerua apetala (B.Heyne ex Roth) M.Jacobs
Maerua arenaria Hook.f. & Thomson
Maerua baillonii Hadj-Moust.
Maerua boranensis Chiov.
Maerua brevipetiolata Killick
Maerua brunnescens Wild
Maerua bussei (Gilg & Gilg-Ben.) R.Wilczek
Maerua buxifolia (Welw. ex Oliv.) Gilg & Gilg-Ben.
Maerua cafra (DC.) Pax
Maerua calantha Gilg
Maerua candida Gilg
Maerua crassifolia Forssk.
Maerua cylindrocarpa Hadj-Moust.
Maerua decumbens (Brongn.) DeWolf
Maerua denhardtiorum Gilg
Maerua descampsii De Wild.
Maerua dewaillyi Aubrév. & Pellegr.
Maerua duchesnei (De Wild.) F.White
Maerua edulis (Gilg & Gilg-Ben.) DeWolf
Maerua elegans R.Wilczek
Maerua eminii Pax
Maerua endlichii Gilg & Gilg-Ben.
Maerua erlangeriana Gilg & Gilg-Ben.
Maerua filiformis Drake
Maerua friesii Gilg & Gilg-Ben.
Maerua gilgiana De Wild.
Maerua gilgii Schinz
Maerua gillettii Kers
Maerua glauca Chiov.
Maerua grantii Oliv.
Maerua holstii Pax
Maerua homblei De Wild.
Maerua humbertii Hadj-Moust.
Maerua intricata Kers
Maerua juncea Pax
Maerua kaessneri Gilg & Gilg-Ben.
Maerua kaokoensis Swanepoel
Maerua kirkii (Oliv.) F.White
Maerua koratensis Srisanga & Watthana
Maerua macrantha Gilg
Maerua mendesii J.A.Abreu, E.S.Martins & Catarino
Maerua mungaii Beentje
Maerua nana R.A.Graham ex Polhill
Maerua nervosa (Hochst.) Oliv.
Maerua nuda Scott Elliot
Maerua oblongifolia (Forssk.) A.Rich.
Maerua paniculata Wild
Maerua parvifolia Pax
Maerua pintobastoae J.A.Abreu, E.S.Martins & Catarino
Maerua polyandra R.A.Graham
Maerua prittwitzii Gilg & Gilg-Ben.
Maerua pseudopetalosa (Gilg & Gilg-Ben.) DeWolf
Maerua puccionii Chiov.
Maerua purpurascens Thulin
Maerua racemulosa Gilg & Gilg-Ben.
Maerua robynsii R.Wilczek
Maerua rosmarinoides (Sond.) Hochst. ex Pax
Maerua salicifolia Wild
Maerua scandens (Klotzsch) Gilg
Maerua schinzii Pax
Maerua schliebenii Gilg-Ben.
Maerua sessiliflora Gilg
Maerua siamensis (Kurz) Pax
Maerua somalensis Pax
Maerua subcordata (Gilg) DeWolf
Maerua triphylla A.Rich.
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