Maerua oblongifolia

Maerua oblongifolia

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 oblongifolia

Name

Maerua oblongifolia (Forssk.) A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 32 1847.

Synonyms

• Capparis heteroclita Roxb.
• Capparis heterogenea Roxb. ex Steud.
• Capparis oblongifolia Forsk.
• Crateva oblongifolia Spreng.
• Maerua angustifolia A. Rich.
• Maerua arenaria (DC.) Hook. fil. & Thoms.
• Maerua arenaria var. glabra Hook. fil. & Thoms.
• Maerua arenaria var. scabra Hook. fil. & Thoms.
• Maerua dasyura Gilg & Gilg-Ben.
• Maerua oblongifolia A. Rich.
• Maerua oblongifolia var. glabra (Hook. fil. & Thoms.) N. C. Nair
• Maerua oblongifolia var. scabra (Hook. fil. & Thoms.) N. C. Nair
• Maerua ovalifolia (Endl. ex Walp.) Cambess.
• Maerua rogeonii A. Chev.
• Maerua scabra (Endl. ex Walp.) Cambess.
• Maerua scebelensis Chiov.
• Maerua virgata Gilg
• Niebuhria arenaria DC.
• Niebuhria oblongifolia DC.
• Streblocarpus angustifolia (A. Rich.) Endl.
• Streblocarpus oblongifolia (Forsk.) Endl.
• Streblocarpus ovalifolia Endl. ex Walp.
• Streblocarpus scabra Endl. ex Walp.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asie Egypt (SE-Egypt), Saudi Arabia (Hejaz), Yemen (Aden Desert, Tihama, W-Yemen), Oman, Pakistan (Sind, Waziristan, Pakistani Punjab, Rawalpindi), India (widespread), Sri Lanka Continental: Africa Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, ?Niger, Nigeria, N-Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, NE-D.R.Congo (Zaire), Benin References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Richard, A. 1847–1848. Tentamen Florae Abyssinicae seu enumeratio plantarum hucusque in plerisque Abyssiniae provinciis detectarum et praecipue a beatis doctoribus Richard Quartin Dillon et Antonio Petit (annis 1838 – 1843) lectarum. Vol. 1. XI+472 pp. Arthus Bertrand, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. Aug.. Maerua oblongifolia. 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 Maerua juncea. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Maerua oblongifolia 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 oblongifolia. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 14 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Maerua oblongifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Aug. 2019.

Vernacular names

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