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Accession Data:

Roepera morgsana (L.) Beier & Thulin

  • Common Name: Skilpadbos, Slymbos
  • Family: Zygophyllaceae R.Br.

  • Country of Origin: South Africa
  • Habitat: Lowland and coastal thickets, winter-rainfall areas.

  • Description: Shrub with slightly succulent leaves.

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201000201
  • Source: Silverhill Seeds
  • Provenance: Stellenbosch, Western Cape, S. Africa
  • Accession Date: 12-20-2010
  • Bench: 2113 - MED:Fynbos E
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 07-03-2018

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eurosid I
  • Order: Zygophyllales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Zygophyllaceae
  • SubFamily: Zygophylloideae
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

References (internal):

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, January 19, 2017.

data regenerated on Tue, 17 Jul 2018 07:48:15 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Zygophyllaceae

Subfamily Tribuloideae

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Subfamily Zygophylloideae

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  • Roepera morgsana W/C
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