taxonID	type	description	language	source
03BCCC0A2F69CB125719528AFC04E373.taxon	materials_examined	The variety heterophylla of M. angolensis was published by Oliver (1868: 86) in Flora of Tropical Africa, based on Welwitsch 968 b, but there are no other known collections identified as this variety. Having examined all the material from M. angolensis housed in LISC, LISU and COI herbaria, we verified that the species shows a large variation in the size and shape of leaves, ranging from rounded or broadly elliptic to narrowly lanceolate. One trend in the species leaf shape is that specimens collected in the Angolan inland have leaves broader than those collected in the coastal regions. The leaves of the type collection, made near Luanda, are narrowly lanceolate, very long, and seem to be the extreme in the range of variation of the species. On the other hand, a collection made by E. J. Mendes in the Namibe area, southwest coastal region of the country (Mendes 1242) exhibits elliptic as well as narrowly lanceolate leaves in different shoots of the same individual (ascertained by the collector on the herbarium sheet). Both Welwitsch and Mendes collections are from small plants, probably juvenile, and the narrowly lanceolate leaves seem to be from long, rapid growing branches. Therefore, having examined all the M. angolensis collections available, including the two that can be considered as having the characteristics of the var. heterophylla (Welwitsch 968 b and Mendes 1242) we consider that there is no reason to keep this variety as a good taxonomical entity. In a study on Maerua from the Ethiopian flora, Kers proposed the creation of two subspecies for M. angolensis: subsp. angolensis and subsp. socotrana (Schweinf. ex Balf. f.) Kers (1993: 54). All the Angolan specimens fall into M. angolensis subsp. angolensis.	en	Abreu, J. A., Martins, E. S., Catarino, L. (2014): New species of Maerua (Capparaceae) from Angola. Blumea 59 (1): 19-25, DOI: 10.3767/000651914X681964, URL: https://doi.org/10.3767/000651914x681964
03BCCC0A2F69CB14545750C9FE57E63F.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species is named after Maria Fernanda Pinto-Basto, in acknowledgement of her work on Angolan plants for more than four decades, at first in LUA herbarium, Huambo, and later in LISC herbarium, and her contribution to the study of the Angolan Flora. Undershrub or small shrub up to 1.5 m high, rhizomatous, with slender woody branches, not exhibiting leaves at the time of collecting (September), only leaf insertion scars and persistent setaceous stipules (c. 0.5 – 0.7 mm). Leaves probably scaly, very early deciduous. Stems usually glabrous, occasionally with long hyaline hairs. Branches longitudinally striate, papillose. Inflorescence of few-flowered (1 – 5 flowers) lax racemes, terminal or axillary on short side branches. Flowers 4 - merous, greenish, pedicel up to 10.5 mm, not clearly distinct from the receptacle, glabrescent to glabrous, articulated, slightly ribbed, frequently with 4 longitudinal prominent ribs. Receptacle 2.3 – 5.4 mm long, 1.9 – 2.6 mm wide at the mouth, funnel-shaped, subquadrate to quadrate in cross section (Fig. 2), rugose to faintly ribbed, frequently with 3 – 4 longitudinal prominent ribs, glabrous, pubescent or scabrous in the same individual, slightly widened and undulate at the mouth, extremely variable in the disc and margin, entire, coronated, scalloped or lobed; disc not formed, coronated with a minutely denticulate margin (Fig. 2 b) or lobed, with well-developed sharped and recurved lobes, with concavities opposing the petal bases, of 0.2 – 0.7 (– 1.4) mm. Sepals 4.2 – 8.0 by 2.0 – 3.4 mm, elliptic to oblong-elliptic, acute to rounded, mucronate, and slightly hooded at the apex, triveined, occasionally with multicellular glandular golden hairs inside, glabrous outside, margin with dense short glandular hairs. Petals 3.7 – 8.0 by 2.0 – 3.4 mm, lanceolate to obovate, acute to obtuse at the apex, clawed for up to 0.5 mm at the base, thinly nerved. Androphore 4.2 – 5.4 mm long, exserted for 1.4 – 2.0 mm above the receptacle. Stamens 20 – 30, including a few staminodes; filaments 12 – 18 mm long; anthers 2.1 – 2.4 mm long, oblong, basifixed, emarginated at the apex. Gynophore 8 – 10 mm long, markedly striate, papillose. Ovary 2.8 – 3.5 mm long, oblong to ellipsoidal, ovules 21 – 22 in two placentas; stigma ring-like, subsessile. Fruit slightly torulose, narrowing towards a pointed apex (Fig. 2 c), minutely granular, up to 39 mm long and 10 mm diam. Seeds c. 12, very irregularly angular, up to 3.0 mm long and 1.7 mm diam. Ecology — In shrubby steppe-like vegetation on stony soils, at 800 – 900 m altitude. Distribution — Known only from the type collection in southern Angola (Cunene province). However, considering its loca- tion near Namibia, it is likely that the species also occur in that country. Phenology — Flowers and fruits in September. Conservation status — The species is known only from the type collection. It should be considered as Data Deficient with insufficient information (DD 3).	en	Abreu, J. A., Martins, E. S., Catarino, L. (2014): New species of Maerua (Capparaceae) from Angola. Blumea 59 (1): 19-25, DOI: 10.3767/000651914X681964, URL: https://doi.org/10.3767/000651914x681964
03BCCC0A2F6FCB1457195378FB9EE721.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The name of this species pays tribute to Eduardo J. S. M. Mendes (1924 – 2011), a prolific collector of Angolan flora and expert on the taxonomy of African plants, who first mentioned these specimens as needing study. Rhizomatous undershrub with subwoody stems, rhizome covered by trilobed scales. Stems up to 50 cm high, longitudinally striate, minutely papillose. Leaves alternate, simple; lamina 19 – 44 by 1 – 5 mm, linear to strictly lanceolate, acuminate to cuspidate at the apex, cuneate at the base, margin entire slightly thickened with a marginal nerve, brighter, glabrous on both sides; occasionally with 1 – 2 inconspicuous lateral veins on each side, at an acute angle with the midrib (Fig. 4); petiole 1.5 – 3 mm long and 1 mm diam, papillose, deeply channelled, articulated at the base; stipules 2, trifid. Inflorescence of very short axillary corymbose racemes or terminal short 1 – 4 flowered racemes. Flowers 4 - merous, greenish yellow, on 5 – 10 mm long glabrous pedicels; bracts caducous although keeping the stipules. Receptacle 3.5 – 6 mm long, 2.2 – 4.1 mm wide at the mouth, campanulate (more frequently) to tubular, rarely funnel-shaped, glabrous, slightly to markedly channelled, sometimes with 4 – 5 longitudinal ribs, margin straight and entire or scalloped, disc not formed or consisting of acute (0.2 –) 0.5 – 2.2 mm long teeth (Fig. 4 b) with undulate-eroded to denticulate margin, produced from the inner part of the mouth and interspacing petals. Sepals 16.0 – 29.0 by 4.5 – 7.0 mm, lanceolate, acuminate to shortly cuspidate or mucronate at apex, sparsely glandular outside, puberulous to strigose inside, with a mixed indumentum of short simple and glandular hairs to densely glandular at the margins. Petals greenish yellow, 5.0 – 7.0 by 2.5 – 3.8 mm, ovate. Androphore 4.9 – 5.4 mm long, exserted for 1.0 – 2.9 mm above the receptacle. Stamens 19 – 31, including staminodes, filaments 17 – 27 mm long; anthers 2.2 – 2.5 mm long, basifixed, oblong to elliptic, with a triangular to subquadrate appendicle of 0.2 mm long at the apex. Gynophore 19 – 23 mm long. Ovary 5.0 – 7.9 mm long and 1.2 – 1.9 mm wide, linear or rarely ellipsoidal; stigma capitate, subsessile. Fruit not seen. Ecology — In shrubby steppe-like vegetation, at 500 – 550 m altitude. Distribution — Only known from south-western Angola, Namibe province. Phenology — The specimen presented flowers in July. Conservation status — The species is known only from the type collection. It should be considered as Data Deficient with insufficient information (DD 3).	en	Abreu, J. A., Martins, E. S., Catarino, L. (2014): New species of Maerua (Capparaceae) from Angola. Blumea 59 (1): 19-25, DOI: 10.3767/000651914X681964, URL: https://doi.org/10.3767/000651914x681964
