Polygala classensii Chodat

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Polygalaceae > Polygala

Characteristics

Flowers yellow, pedicels 1.5–2.5 mm. long, in elongated, terminal racemes up to 12 cm. long with patent-pubescent rhachis, persistent bracts 1 mm. long and bracteoles 0.6 mm. long.
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Posterior sepal 2 mm. long; wing sepals 4–5 x 3.5–4.5 mm., obliquely rotund to suborbicular, densely pubescent; anterior sepals 2 mm. long, free.
Leaves 12–20 x 0.5–1.5 mm., linear to lorate, occasionally shorter and broader and somewhat crowded near the base of the stem.
Seeds 1.5 x 0.8 mm., ellipsoid, with short, white, silky hairs; caruncular appendages very short.
Upper petals 2.5 x 1.5 mm., irregularly elliptic; carina 5 x 2.5 mm., crest 1.5 mm. long.
Capsule 2 x 2 mm., suborbicular in outline, pubescent with a very narrow marginal wing.
Annual herb up to 50–60 cm. tall with slender, densely patent-pubescent stems.
Stamens 8.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
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Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

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 -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:691258-1
WFO ID wfo-0000484276
COL ID -
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Polygala classensii