Polygala amatymbica Eckl. & Zeyh.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Polygalaceae > Polygala

Characteristics

Perennial herb, up to 0.2 m high; not spinescent. Stems annual, several from rootstock, densely leafy; finely crisped pubescent. Leaves sessile; blade narrowly elliptic, up to 17 x 7 mm, apex acuminate, mucronate, midrib prominent. Flowers: in lateral racemes; wings ovate, ± 5 x 2.5 mm, mucronate, pale pink; petals purple; Oct.-Apr.
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Perennial herb, 0.02-0.20 m high. Leaves polymorphic, lower ones smaller and suborbicular or ovate, upper elliptic to narrowly ovate. Flowers deep purple, solitary or in a few-flowered raceme, in axils of leaves. Flowering time Oct.-Mar.
Densely tufted perennial herb, up to 120 mm tall. Lower leaves ovate, upper ones elliptic, midribs prominent, apices acuminate, mucronate. Flowers purple.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.12 - 0.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-8
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Stimulant (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 18
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Polygala amatymbica world distribution map, present in Lesotho, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:691021-1
WFO ID wfo-0001100337
COL ID 4L75G
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Polygala amatymbica