Muraltia orbicularis Hutch.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Polygalaceae > Muraltia

Characteristics

Glabrescent, sprawling shrublet to 30 cm. Leaves shortly petiolate, mostly solitary, orbicular to elliptic, sparsely curly haired, with a recurved, spiny tip. Flowers on short pedicels, axillary, pink. Capsules hispid, prominently horned.
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Images

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Distribution

Muraltia orbicularis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:690874-1
WFO ID wfo-0001100526
COL ID 44LFJ
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Synonyms

Muraltia orbicularis