User:DavidAnstiss/Rogeria adenophylla

Rogeria adenophylla is the type species of the genus Holubia and flowering plants belonging to the family Pedaliaceae. It comes from the dry savanna's of Africa. It is a herbaceous plant that can reach up to 9ft high with white to purplish flowers.

Morphology General Habit Stout herb up to 9 ft. high Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Flowers white to purplish Ecology In dry savanna.

Native to: Angola, Burkina, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Eritrea, Mali, Mauritania, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and Sudan.

It grows from the Cape Verde islands all along the southern edge of the Sahara and is found again in a small area in northern Namibia and south western Angola.

Rogeria adenophylla  J. Gay ex Delile Zarma name (of Niger) : atkuruma lamti A large herb found in dry ruderal habitats. Uses:	Fodder (whole plant)

Rogeria adenophylla is a robust, annual herb growing up to 2.5 metres tall. The whole plant has an unpleasant acrid smell. The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use. Known Hazards None known Botanical References

Range Tropical Africa - savannah areas from Mauritania to Sudan and south to Angola Habitat Dry savannah. Properties Medicinal Rating - minor uses Habit	Annual Height	0.00 m Cultivation Status	Wild Cultivation Details

Requires a sunny position. Succeeds in any very well-drained, fertile soil. Edible Uses None known Medicinal

A mucilaginous infusion obtained from the plant has been recommended in the treatment of diarrhoea

Rogeria adenophylla is the type species, which was published by J. Gay ex Delile in Cent. Pl. Afr. Voy. Méroé. ('Centurie de Plantes d'Afrique du Voyage à Méroé') Vol.78, table 2, figure 3. in 1826.

First published in Cent. Pl. Afr. Voy. Méroé: 78, 106 (1826)

The species is accepted by by United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service on 11 December 2019.

There is one accepted (by Kew) subspecies Rogeria adenophylla subsp. rosea Bedigian Native to: Angola, Namibia First published by Dorothea Bedigian in Webbia 68: 120 (2013) Bedigian, D. (2013). Ecogeography and taxonomy of Rogeria J.Gay ex Delile (Pedaliaceae) Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 68: 103-126. Subsp. rosea is distinguished by its bright rose-pink corolla with a golden yellow interior, and broadly deltoid or lobed, pubescent leaves with truncate apices.

Morphological traits allowing Rogeria to survive in hot, arid environments include mucilage-bearing glandular trichomes and persistent woody capsules that decompose slowly.

It is listed as a medicinal plant in rural districts of Senegal (West Africa).

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