Polygala gymnoclada Macowan

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Polygalaceae > Polygala

Characteristics

Herbs annus vel perennes, subalbiflors vel albo-viridiflors. Alae subellipticae, usque ad 5.5 mm latae. Crista parva, usque 2.5 mm. Capsula anguste alata; ala usque 0.5 mm lata. Pedicelo cilindrico de 2.5-3 mm; alas 8 x 5 mm, elipticas; cresta poco fimbriada, no alcanzando el margen de la quilla, 1.5-1.75 mm; petalo superior asimetricamente emarginado;semilla 4 x 1.5-1.75 mm.
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Annual herb, 0.2-0.5 m high. Flowers papilionaceous; pedicels cylindrical, 2.5-3.0 mm long; wings 8 x 5 mm, elliptic, crest slightly fimbriate, not reaching margin of carina, 1.50-1.75 mm long, upper petal asymmetrically emarginate at apex. Flowering time Nov.-Mar. Seed pubescent, silky hairs, 4 x 1.50-1.75 mm long.
Perennial herb, up to 1 m high; not spinescent. Stems erect, slender, virgate, green; glabrous. Leaves distant, sessile; blade linear, 12-18 mm x 1-2 mm, apex acute. Flowers: in lax, many-flowered, terminal racemes; wings oblong, ± 7-8 x 5 mm, apex rounded, purplish pink; petals dark purplish pink; Dec.-Mar.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 0.75
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) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Philter (unspecified)
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 gymnoclada world distribution map, present in Lesotho and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:691544-1
WFO ID wfo-0001100358
COL ID 4L7M7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Polygala gymnoclada