MAERUA SUBCORDATA
Author:
Gordon Parker DeWolf, Jr., 1962
Family:
CAPPARACEAE
Origin:
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, Southern Ethiopia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
Elevation:
Publisher:
De Wolf. (1962). In: Kew Bull. 16: 82.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
12 Centimetres
Height:
100-200 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Courbonia subcordata, Gilg, 1898.
Courbonia nummularifolia, Mattei, 1908.
Courbonia tubulosa, Gilg & Bened.1915.
This member of the Capparaceae family was given this name by Gordon Parker DeWolf, Jr. in 1962. It is found in Eritrea, southern Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zaïre, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to twelve centimetres in diameter, the entire plant from one to two metres in height. The flowers are yellowish white.
The genera name from the the plant's Arabic name: Meru. The species from Latin; sub-; under, and Latin; cordata; 'heart-shaped', as of leaves almost being heart-shaped. The flower by David Bygott, Eol.org.
Flower
Yellowish-White
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium - Maximum
