Polygala bowkerae Harv.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Polygalaceae > Polygala

Characteristics

Arbustos o subarbustos. Hojas alternas, mas raramente opuestas. Flores en racimos terminales o laterales y patentes. Sepalos libres, persistentes, los externos carinados; alas grandes, cubren la capsula. Petalo superior profundamente bilobado a subentero; quilla ampliamente crestada. Estambres fertiles ocho. Capsula aplanado elipsoide o aplanado obovoide, alada. Semillas carunculadas, pubescentes.
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Annual dwarf shrub, 0.15-0.30 m high; branches short, 8-20 mm long. Leaves alternate, linear-lanceolate. Flowers papilionaceous, in lateral racemes, 4-12-flowered. Flowering time Oct., Nov.
Life form
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 7-8
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
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 bowkerae world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:691156-1
WFO ID wfo-0001100339
COL ID 4L79P
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Polygala bowkerae Polygala scabra