Roella

Roella
Roella ciliata flower and leaves
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Campanulaceae
Subfamily:	Campanuloideae
Genus:	Roella L. (1753) [1]
Species
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Roella is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae, native to southern South Africa. They are small shrubs or perennial herbs and can be erect through prostrate in habit. ^[2]

Species

Currently accepted species include: ^[3]

• Roella amplexicaulis Dod
• Roella arenaria Schltr.
• Roella bryoides H.Buek
• Roella ciliata L.
• Roella compacta Schltr.
• Roella decurrens L'Hér.
• Roella divina Cupido
• Roella dregeana A.DC.
• Roella dunantii A.DC.
• Roella glomerata A.DC.
• Roella goodiana Adamson
• Roella incurva Banks ex A.DC.
• Roella latiloba A.DC.
• Roella maculata Adamson
• Roella muscosa L.f.
• Roella prostrata E.Mey. ex A.DC.
• Roella recurvata A.DC.
• Roella secunda H.Buek
• Roella spicata L.f.
• Roella squarrosa P.J.Bergius
• Roella triflora (R.D.Good) Adamson
• Roella uncinata Cupido

References

1. Sp. Pl.: 170 (1753)
2. Cupido, Christopher N.; Nelson, Leanne J. (2012). "Floral functional structure, sexual phases, flower visitors and aspects of breeding system in Roella ciliata (Campanulaceae) in a fragmented habitat". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 298 (5): 931–936. Bibcode:2012PSyEv.298..931C. doi:10.1007/s00606-012-0602-z. S2CID   14413794.
3. "Roella L." Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2024.