Roepera confluens (H.Eichler) Beier & Thulin APNI* Synonyms: Zygophyllum confluens H.Eichler APNI*
Zygophyllum sp. C (aff. billardierei) APNI*
Zygophyllum billardierei var. bilobum Benth. APNI*
Description: Erect perennial subshrub.
Leaflets continuous with the petiole, linear, usually 10–20 mm long.
Sepals 4. Petals 4, obovate, 9–12 mm long, distinctly longer than sepals, yellow. Stamens 8; filaments subulate, abruptly widened at base, without appendages. Fruiting pedicels 10–25 mm long, reflexed.
Capsule acutely 4-angled, broad-obovoid or turbinate to campanulate, 8–11 mm long, apex truncate; seeds 1 or 2 per loculus.
Flowering: March–October
Distribution and occurrence: Grows between quartzite rocks, on limestone cliffs, less frequently on sandy soils; west of the Broken Hill area. More common in the adjoining region of South Australia.
NSW subdivisions: NFWP
Other Australian states: S.A.
Text by Hj. Eichler (1992); edited KL Wilson (Jan 2014)
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 3 (1992)
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