Roepera leptopetala (Sond.) Beier & Thulin

Species

Angiosperms > Zygophyllales > Zygophyllaceae > Roepera

Characteristics

Rounded shrub, up to 1(-2) m tall, young stems ± square in cross section, often striate, sometimes hairy. Leaves petiolate, bifoliolate, leaflets asymmetrical obovate, midrib ± visible. Flowers 1 or 2 per axil, white with reddish maroon veins, with or without maroon or brown blotches. Fruit drooping, ± roundish when fresh, 5-lobed and 5-ridged when dry.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 7-8
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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Distribution

Roepera leptopetala world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:50425591-2
WFO ID wfo-0000464829
COL ID 4T9CK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Zygophyllum leptopetalum Roepera leptopetala