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Maerua racemulosa

Maerua racemulosa
Maerua racemulosa, b, Burmanbos.jpg
In Burman Bush, Durban
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Capparaceae
Genus: Maerua
Species: M. racemulosa
Binomial name
Maerua racemulosa
Gilg & Gilg-Ben.
Synonyms
  • Maerua pedunculosa Sim
  • Boscia caffra Sond.
  • Niebuhria pedunculosa Hochst.

Maerua racemulosa is a species of plant in the Capparaceae family, which is almost endemic to South Africa's coastal regions, where it is a constituent of shady forest understory and valley bushveld. They are shrubs or small trees, with mostly simple leaves, and entire margins. They flower profusely in mid-winter. Each flower bears numerous white filaments and a purple style, but no petals. The round fruit appear from August to October. These are yellow when ripe and 1 cm in diameter. It is a food plant for some species of Colotis butterfly.



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