Maerua oblongifolia
Also known as: Capparis heteroclita Roxb. +16 more
- Capparis heteroclita Roxb.
- Capparis heterogenea Roxb. ex Steud.
- Capparis mithridatica Forssk.
- Capparis oblongifolia Forssk.
- Crateva oblongifolia (Forssk.) Spreng.
- Maerua albomarginata Gilg & Gilg-Ben.
- Maerua amphilahensis A.Terracc.
- Maerua amphilahensis N.Terracc.
- Maerua arenaria (DC.) Hook.fil. & Thomson
- Maerua arenaria subsp. glabra Hook.fil. & Thomson
- Maerua arenaria subsp. scabra Hook.fil. & Thomson
- Maerua dasyura Gilg & Gilg-Ben.
- Maerua dolichobotrys Gilg & Gilg-Ben.
- Maerua erythreae Gilg & Gilg-Ben. ex Engl.
- Maerua lanzae Fiori
- Maerua oblongifolia var. amphilahensis (A.Terracc.) Pirotta
- Maerua oblongifolia var. glabra (Hook.fil. & Thomson) N.C.Nair
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Capparaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling shrub.
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Maerua oblongifolia is a scrambling shrub belonging to the Capparaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with desert or dry shrubland conditions.
Macro Climate
Arid
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Northeast Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Ghana, India, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, Yemen, Zaïre