Muraltia harveyana Levyns

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Polygalaceae > Muraltia

Characteristics

Stiffly branched, closely leafy, glabrescent shrub to 60 cm. Leaves solitary, oblanceolate, midrib prominent below, mucronate. Flowers on short pedicels, axillary, pink fading white. Capsules scabrid, with long, slender horns.
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Distribution

Muraltia harveyana world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:690820-1
WFO ID wfo-0001100496
COL ID 742ZT
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Synonyms

Muraltia harveyana Muraltia dregei