Zygophyllaceae
Roepera

Roepera spinosa (L.) Beier & Thulin

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

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Ecklon [s.n.] South Africa Zygophyllum spinosum K000417083 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drège [s.n.] South Africa Zygophyllum spinosum K000417082 Unknown Type Material Yes
South Africa Zygophyllum spinosum K000417078 Unknown Type Material Yes
[J.D.H.] [s.n.] South Africa Zygophyllum spinosum K000417080 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drège [s.n.] South Africa Zygophyllum spinosum K000417081 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drège [s.n.] South Africa Zygophyllum spinosum K000417077 Unknown Type Material Yes
Grey, F. [s.n.] South Africa Zygophyllum spinosum K000417076 Unknown Type Material Yes
Zeyher [274] South Africa Zygophyllum spinosum K000417075 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drège [s.n.] South Africa Zygophyllum spinosum K000417079 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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