Polygala goetzei Gürke

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Polygalaceae > Polygala

Characteristics

Posterior sepal 2.5 x 1.2 mm. with ciliolate margin; wing sepals 5–5.5 x 2.5–3 mm., greenish, obliquely elliptic, apiculate at the apex, glabrous or nearly so; anterior sepals 2 x 1 mm., free, with ciliolate margins.
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Leaves 1–7 x 0.5–2.5 cm., elliptic or narrowly elliptic, almost glabrous with rather conspicuous anastomosing nerves, rounded or acute and acuminate at the apex, cuneate at the base.
Upper petals 3.5 x 3.1 mm., broadly obovate, shortly unguiculate; carina 3 x 2.5 mm., crest 1.5 mm. long.
Flowers greenish, pedicels 1.5–2 mm. long, in short, lateral 3–15-flowered racemes 1.5–2 cm. long.
Seeds 2.5 x 2 mm., broadly ovoid, sericeous-pubescent; caruncular appendages 1.2 mm. long.
Capsule 4 x 5 mm., glabrous with winged margin 0.6–0.8 mm. broad.
Perennial herb, 30–40 cm. tall; stems slender, crisped-pubescent.
Style 5 mm. long, geniculate at the apex.
Stamens 8.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
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 c3

Environment

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

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°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Polygala goetzei world distribution map, present in Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:691510-1
WFO ID wfo-0001100746
COL ID 4L7L5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Polygala goetzei