Capparaceae
Beadbean
Maerua angolensis
- Family
- Capparaceae
- Genus
- Maerua
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Common names
By language (11)
- Afrikaans
- Knoppiesboontjie, Knoppiesboontjieboom
- English
- Beadbean, Beadpod-tree, Bushveld beadbean, Knobbly-bean
- German
- Knopfschotenbaum
- Persian
- مکرانی آنگولایی
- Shona
- Mugesi
- ss
- Umenwayo
- Tsonga
- Palule
- Tswana
- Moomane
- ve
- Mutamba-na-mme
- Wolof
- Tojj
- Zulu
- Umenwayo
Flowers
- In flower
- September to October (from 20 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ryan van Huyssteen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: i_c_riddell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Robert Taylor, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mitiku Muanenda Adula, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: rosshawkins, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Prince Molokomme, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification 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.