Capparaceae
Bush maerua
Maerua afra
- Family
- Capparaceae
- Genus
- Maerua
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Common names
By language (3)
- Afrikaans
- Wilde-bashout, Witbas, Witbos
- Arabic
- مرو جنوب أفريقي
- English
- Bush maerua, Common bush-cherry, White-wood
Synonyms
- Capparis triphylla Thunb.
- Maerua caffra (DC.) Pax
- Maerua cafra (DC.) Pax
- Maerua triphylla (Thunb.) T.Durand & Schinz
- Niebuhria afra DC.
- Niebuhria avicularis DC.
- Niebuhria cafra DC.
- Niebuhria triphylla (Thunb.) H.L.Wendl.
Flowers
- In flower
- August to October (from 120 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: M Kriek, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Andrew Gillespie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dave Brown, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dave Brown, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dave Brown, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Andrew Gillespie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Henry de Lange, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Henry de Lange, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rosemary Harrison, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Henry de Lange, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Henry de Lange, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Maurice Hoffmann, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.