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Maerua is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae. It includes 70 species of shrubs and small trees with its centre of diversity in Africa, though some species extend their range as far north as the Levant, and as far east as the Indian subcontinent and mainland Southeast Asia.
70 species are accepted:
Maerua acuminata · Maerua andradae · Beadbean · Maerua brunnescens · Maerua crassifolia · Maerua elegans · Rough Skinned Bush Cherry · Maerua oblongifolia · Forest Bushcherry · Maerua scandens
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