Derivation of specific name
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roeperianum: named after J.A.C. Roeper (1801-1885), a botanical colleague of Schimper, the original author of this species.
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Hypericum roeperianum Schimp. ex A. Rich. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=140390
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Description
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An aromatic shrub with large, showy yellow flowers at the ends of the branches. The leaves contain minute oil glands, which show as translucent dots, when held up against the light. See Hypericum revolutum for comparison.
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Hypericum roeperianum Schimp. ex A. Rich. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=140390
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- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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From Ethiopia and the Sudan southwards through eastern tropical Africa to South Africa
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- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Hypericum roeperianum Schimp. ex A. Rich. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=140390
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
