Polygala gracilenta Burtt Davy

Species

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Characteristics

Tuberous, rhizomatous herb, 0.1-0.3 m high. Leaves alternate, rarely opposite. Inflorescences terminal and pseudolateral, few-flowered (up to 10) racemes, short (35-50 mm long). Floral bud acute or apiculate at apex. Flowers papilionaceous, wings ovate, 7-9 x 4.0-5.5 mm, conspicuously bigger than capsule with venations anastomosing, apiculate at apex; stigma with sterile branch much shorter than receptive one. Flowering time Oct.-Feb.
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Perennial herb, up to 0.3 m high; not spinescent. Stems erect, many from woody rootstock, densely leafy. Leaves narrowly linear to narrowly ovate, up to 20 x 3 mm, apex acute. Flowers: in few-flowered, terminal racemes; wings obovate, 6 x 3 mm, apex acute to obtuse, yellowish green with dark green veins; petals deep mauve; Oct.-Jan.
Herb, up to 300 mrn tall, many-stemmed from woody rootstock. Leaves oblong-lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, acute, flat, not recurved at point, 10-24 x 2-5 mm. Raceme contracted, usually about 10-flowered. Flowers deep mauve.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Therapeutic use -
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 18
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Polygala gracilenta world distribution map, present in Lesotho, eSwatini, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:691515-1
WFO ID wfo-0001100401
COL ID 6VRZT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Polygala gracilenta