Genus Maerua
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Range:
Location unknown
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Short etymology:
Probably from the Arabic meru, meaning high, according to the 11th-century Arabic encyclopaedia The Canon of Medicine. Some species grow in excess of nine metres.
Scientific name:
Maerua Forssk.
Etymology source:
Global vulnerability:
NE
Synonym of:
Unknown
Protologue:
Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 104 (1775)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1775
Observations of Taxon
Maerua juncea
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Maerua nervosa
Name of observer:
Richard Boon (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Maerua parvifolia
Name of observer:
Richard Boon (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Maerua racemulosa
Name of observer:
Richard Boon (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Maerua cafra
Name of observer:
Richard Boon (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown