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Maerua nervosa

Botanic Family

Capparaceae

Author

(Hochstetter) Oliver

Common Names

• Sausage-bean
• Bush-cherry
• Vein-leaved Bush-cherry

Geographical Habitats

• Mozambique
• Natal - South Africa
• Zimbabwe

Natural Habitats

• Coastal
• scrubland
• forest

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Shrub, small tree or climber, coriaceous trifoliate leaves central leaflet to 75mm x 25mm, lateral leaflets smaller, flowers in terminal or axillary racemes or corymbs with minute bracts, clawed petals white to 5mm, verrucose fruit 30mm x 20mm

Further References

• Botanicus
• Jstor
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA