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Maerua Forssk.

This genus name was first published in Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. : 104 (1775)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000022838.

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Synonyms of Maerua

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Courbonia Brongn. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 7: 901 (1860) wfo-4000009509
Niebuhria DC. Prodr. 1: 243 (1824) wfo-4000026107
Physanthemum Klotzsch Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(Bot., 1): 167 (1861) wfo-4000029507
Streblocarpus Arn. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 2, 2: 235 (1834) wfo-4000036817
Wiegmannia Hochst. & Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 787 (1841) wfo-4000040689

Species in Maerua ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Maerua:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maerua afra Pax Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] 3(2): 234 1891 wfo-0000375715
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maerua birtella Chiov. Fl. Somala 1: 83 1929 — wfo-0000375708
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maerua caudata Pax Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 14: 305 (1891) wfo-0000375712
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maerua pubescens C.Muell. Naturw. Reise Mossambique [Peters] 6(Bot., 1): 166. 1861 wfo-0000375682
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maerua racemosa Vahl Symb. Bot. 1: 36 (1790) wfo-0000375687
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maerua rigida R.Br. ex G.Don Gen. Hist. 1: 286. 1831 [early Aug 1831] wfo-0000375670
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maerua rosmarinoides (Sond.) Gilg & Gilg-Ben. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53(1-2): 240. 1915 [27 Apr 1915] wfo-0001290482
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maerua scandens C.Muell. Index Kew. 2: 144 (1894) — wfo-0000375676
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maerua scandens Gilg Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33(2): 223. 1903 [13 Mar 1903] wfo-0000375677
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maerua senegalensis R.Br. ex G.Don Gen. Hist. 1: 286. 1831 [early Aug 1831] wfo-0000375740