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Roepera confluens

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Family Zygophyllaceae

Taxonomy: Roepera confluens (H.Eichler) Beier & Thulin

Synonyms: 4 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Zygophyllum billardierei var. bilobum Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Zygophyllum billardieri var. bilobum Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Zygophyllum confluens H.Eichler (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Zygophyllum sp. C (aff. billardieri) (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Zygophyllum billardierei DC. (misapplied)

Distribution (APC): SA, Qld, NSW

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, SA eFlora, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (19), ANBG_2019 (1), Draper_2023 (3), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (9), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (43). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 40 traits from 88 records in 10 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

fire response
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 9.5 mm (7-12 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 13.25 mm (6.5-20 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 1.8 mm (0.8-2.8 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 1.09 cm (0.35-2 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): linear (1); narrowly_oblong (1); oblong (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c4 (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): climber (1); shrub (3); subshrub (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • plant_climbing_mechanism (categorical): scrambling (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): climbing (1); compact (1); erect (1); sprawling (1); spreading (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; White_2020]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (3) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (2); barochory (1); myrmecochory (1); zoochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • dispersers (categorical): abiotic (1); animals (1); ants (1); passive (1); wind (2) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnyyyyyyn (1); nnynnnnnnynn (1); yyyyyyyyyyyy (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; White_2020]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (2) [sources: White_2020]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 6.03 mg (6.03-6.03 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019]
  • seed_length (numerical): 4 mm (3.5-4.5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
White_20202343M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
ABRS_20231219Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_202379N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
ABRS_202244Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Draper_202333J. T. Draper, S. Delean, J. G. Conran, P. Weinstein, and B. S. Simpson. “Life-history characteristics and climate correlates of dioecious plant species in central southern Australia”. Australian Journal of Botany unknown.unknown (2023), p. unknown. doi: 10.1071/BT22110.
NHNSW_2014_233Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
NHNSW_202233N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
ANBG_201911Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.