Maerua crassifolia

Maerua crassifolia

Taxonavigation

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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 crassifolia

Name

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Maerua crassifolia Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: cxiii (1775)

Synonyms

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  • Homotypic
    • Maerua uniflora Vahl, Symb. Bot. 1: 36 (1790), nom. illeg. superfl.; not accepted by Nasir & Ali (1970–1995) and Boulos (1999) [cited as Maerua crassifolia]
    • Wiegmannia arabica Hochst. & Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 787 (1841), nom. nov. pro Maerua uniflora
  • Heterotypic
    • Maerua arabica J.F.Gmel., Syst. Nat. ed. 13[bis]: 827 (1791); not accepted by Boulos (1999) [cited as Maerua crassifolia]
    • Maerua rigida R.Br., Narr. Travels Africa, App. 22: 226 (1826); not accepted by Edwards & al. (2000) [cited as Maerua crassifolia]
    • Maerua meyeri-johannis Gilg, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 225 (1914); as 'Maerua Meyeri Johannis'; not accepted by Elffers, Graham & Dewolf (1964) and Edwards & al. (2000) [cited as Maerua crassifolia]
      • Typus: R. Houy in Collect. Hans Meyer 1142 (in flower, November-December 1911; holotypus: B 10 0153598; isotypus: JE 00004420).
      • Type locality: [Tanzania.] Ostafricanisches Gebirgsland zwischen Ruaha, Rufiji und Ruwa: Ussagara: Bezirk Kilossa, im Dornbusch.
    • Maerua uguenensis Gilg ex Gilg & Gilg-Ben., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53(1–2): 251 (1915); not accepted by Elffers, Graham & Dewolf (1964) [cited as Maerua crassifolia]
      • Typus: A. Engler 1654 (in flower, October; syntypus: B 10 0153599) and Uhlig 294 (in fruit, September; syntypus: B 10 0153600).
      • Type locality: Kilimandscharo-Gebiet[Tanzania]:
        • Engler: Am Fuß des Pare- und Ugueno-Gebirges in der Dornbuschsteppe zwischen Sadani und Kwagogo, 700 m ü. M.
        • Uhlig: beim Lager am unteren Peninj.
    • Maerua hirtella Chiov., Fl. Somala 1: 83 (1929); not accepted by Elffers, Graham & Dewolf (1964) and Edwards & al. (2000) [cited as Maerua crassifolia]
      • Typus: N. Puccioni & G. Stefanini 474 (holotypus: FT 001174(image)).
      • Type locality: Somali Republic (S.). Between Obbia and Uarandi, Magghiole.

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continenta: Africa
    • Regional: Northern Africa
      • Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Western Sahara
    • Regional: West Tropical Africa
      • Burkina, The Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal
    • Regional: West-Central Africca
      • Cameroon
    • Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan
    • Regional: East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Western Asia
      • Iran, Palestine, Sinai
    • Regional: Arabian Peninsula
      • Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
  • Continental: Asia-Tropical
    • Regional: Indian Subcontinent
      • Pakistan

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names

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Oromoo: Kalka-Domaio