Rogeria (plant)

Rogeria
Rogeria longiflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Pedaliaceae
Genus: Rogeria
J.Gay ex Delile
Synonyms[1]
  • Basonca Raf.

Rogeria is a genus of plants in the Pedaliaceae family consisting of several species, with a native range extending from the island of Cape Verde to Eritrea, Namibia to the Cape Provinces (of South Africa).

It is found in the countries of Angola, Burkina, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Eritrea, Mali, Mauritania, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan and South Africa.[1] It was also thought to be found in Brazil as well as Africa,[2] but this seems to be a mix-up with another shrub species.

Some species such as Rogeria longiflora are medicinal plants.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Rogeria J.Gay ex Delile | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. ^ Thomas Moore The Treasury of Botany, Part 1 (1866), p. 988, at Google Books
  3. ^ Kandari, L.S.; Kulkarni, M.G.; Van Staden, J. (March 2012). "Germination and growth requirements of Rogeria longiflora – Medicinal plant of the Namib Desert". South African Journal of Botany. 79: 84–90. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2011.12.002.