Maerua racemulosa
Forest maerua | |
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In Burman Bush, Durban | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Capparaceae |
Genus: | Maerua |
Species: | M. racemulosa |
Binomial name | |
Maerua racemulosa Gilg & Gilg-Ben. | |
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Maerua racemulosa is a species of plant in the Capparaceae family, which is almost endemic to South Africa's coastal regions,[2] 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.[2] 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.[2] 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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