Roella Explained

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.^[1]

Species

Currently accepted species include:^[2]

• 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

Notes and References

1. 10.1007/s00606-012-0602-z . Floral functional structure, sexual phases, flower visitors and aspects of breeding system in Roella ciliata (Campanulaceae) in a fragmented habitat . 2012 . Cupido . Christopher N. . Nelson . Leanne J. . 14413794 . Plant Systematics and Evolution . 298 . 5 . 931–936 . 2012PSyEv.298..931C .
2. Web site: Roella L. . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 24 July 2020 .