Muraltia chamaepitys Chodat

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Polygalaceae > Muraltia

Characteristics

Slender, glabrescent subshrub to 40 cm, branching mainly from base. Leaves sessile, fascicled, linear to ovate, pilose, becoming scabrid, apiculate. Flowers on short pedicels, axillary, pink. Capsules hispid, with short, slender horns.
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Distribution

Muraltia chamaepitys world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:690763-1
WFO ID wfo-0001100452
COL ID 44LCG
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Synonyms

Muraltia chamaepitys