Roifia

Roifia dictyocarpa is a species of flowering plant in family Malvaceae. It is the sole species in genus Roifia. It is an erect perennial herb or subshrub native to northeastern Africa (Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, and Sudan) and the Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia).[1]

Roifia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Roifia
Verdc. (2009)
Species:
R. dictyocarpa
Binomial name
Roifia dictyocarpa
(Webb) Verdc. (2009)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Fioria dictyocarpa (Webb) Mattei (1917)
  • Fioria pavonioides (Fiori) Mattei (1917)
  • Hibiscus dictyocarpus Webb (1854)
  • Hibiscus pavonioides Fiori (1913)
  • Pavonia dictyocarpa Hochst. ex Webb (1854), not validly publ.

It grows in open Vachellia busseiSenegalia mellifera bushland, floodplain bushland, and scattered tree grassland with acacias and species of Commiphora, Cordia, and Terminalia from 200 to 750 meters elevation, usually on grey alluvial soil.[1]

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