Polygala gerrardii Chodat

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Polygalaceae > Polygala

Characteristics

Perennial herb, up to 0.2 m high; not spinescent. Stems erect or spreading, many annual from woody rootstock, densely leafy; crisped pubescent. Leaves sessile; blade elliptic, 9-11 x 6 mm, apex acute, conspicuously reticulate-veined on both surfaces, coriaceous. Flowers: in lateral racemes; wings narrowly obovate, 5-6 x 3 mm, apex acute, green; petals purple; Oct.-Feb.
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Perennial herb, up to 90 mm tall. Leaves elliptic, 9-11 x 6 mm, acute, lamina coriaceous, conspicuously reticulate-veined on both surfaces. Flowers solitary in leaf axils. Flowers blue or lavender.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
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Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Polygala gerrardii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:691487-1
WFO ID wfo-0001100356
COL ID 4L7KD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Polygala gerrardii