Plants of the Week Advanced Search


Search results for "Maerua" (displaying 2 of 2 on page 1)

Refine your search
  • Sort by date added
  • Sort Alphabetically

Maerua angolensis subsp. angolensis

Maerua angolensis subsp. angolensis
Common names: bead-bean tree, bead-pod-tree, knobbly-bean tree (Eng.); knoppiesboontjieboom (Afr.); umenwayo, umgodithi (Zulu); umvitsi (Swati.); mogôgwane, mooman
Family: Capparaceae

... the author thanks Geoff Nichols for the pictures. Maerua angolensis forms quite a thick, roundish crown; this ... The rounded, brown seeds are embedded in a slimy pulp.   Maerua angolensis is not a South African endemic; the ... keeping internal parasites of kudu and bushbuck at bay. Maerua The bead-bean tree does not have a vigorous root ...

06 / 07 / 2020 | Benjamin Festus | Kirstenbosch NBG
Read More

Maerua cafra

Common names: Common bush-cherry, White-wood, Witbos
Family: Capparaceae

... Botanical Garden Added to by Y Reynolds October 2001   Maerua cafra is an evergreen shrub or small tree that grows ... Plants of Africa shows the flowers, fruits and leaves. Maerua cafra is very variable and can occur as a low bush on ... in Gauteng and the Northern Province towards Zimbabwe. Maerua The common bush-cherry can be propagated from seeds ...

29 / 10 / 2001 | Thompson T Mutshinyalo | Walter Sisulu NBG
Read More