Zygophyllaceae
Roepera

Roepera morgsana (L.) Beier & Thulin

First published in Pl. Syst. Evol. 240: 32 (2003)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Namibia to Cape Prov. It is a succulent subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Namibia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Drège [7162] South Africa Zygophyllum morgsana K000417107 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zygophyllum morgsana K005032691 Yes
Schlechter [11158] Zygophyllum morgsana K005032694 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zygophyllum morgsana K004118430 Yes
Marsh, J.A. [1450] Zygophyllum morgsana K005032684 No
unknown [41] South Africa Zygophyllum morgsana K000417108 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [4894] Zygophyllum morgsana K005032695 Yes
Fries, T.C.E.; Norlindh, N.T.; Weimarck, H. [s.n.] Zygophyllum morgsana K005032686 Yes
s.coll. [3510] Zygophyllum morgsana K005032688 Yes
Fourcade, H.G. [1488] Zygophyllum morgsana K005032689 Yes
Schlechter [8013] Zygophyllum morgsana K005032692 Yes
Grey, F.W. [s.n.] South Africa Zygophyllum morgsana K005032693 Yes
Flanagan, H.G. [s.n.] Zygophyllum morgsana K005032683 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zygophyllum morgsana K005032690 Yes
[Galpini Hearsan] [7589] Zygophyllum morgsana K005032687 Yes
South Africa Zygophyllum morgsana K000417119 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gay [s.n.] South Africa Zygophyllum morgsana K000417110 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drège [7163] South Africa Zygophyllum morgsana K000417109 Unknown Type Material Yes
Leistner, O.A. [3470] Zygophyllum morgsana K005032685 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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