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Polygala hispida Burch. ex Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Polygalaceae > Polygala

Characteristics

Perennial herb or dwarf shrub, up to 0.3 m high; cushion-forming, not spinescent. Stems spreading, branching towards ends, leafy; crisped pubescent. Leaves subsessile; blade elliptic to narrowly ovate, ± 18 x 5 mm, apex acute to acuminate. Flowers: in lax, terminal inflorescences, compact to elongating; wings obovate, 4.0-5.0 x 2.5-3.0 mm, apex rounded; wings and petals pink; Sep.-Dec.
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Perennial, dwarf shrub or herb, 0.1-0.3 m high. Leaves ovate-lanceolate to ovate-elliptic, rarely suborbicular, slightly cuneate and rounded at base. Flowers in terminal, lax racemes, 40-120 mm long; wings elliptic to obovate, 4-5 x 2.5-3.0 mm. Flowering time Oct.-Apr. Fruit a membranous capsule, ± winged, wing 0.25-0.40 mm wide.
Densely leafy, softly hairy subshrub to 30 cm, stems slender, sprawling or ascending. Leaves ascending, imbricate, broadly ovate to elliptic. Flowers many in congested, terminal racemes, purple, side petals entire, spathulate.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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 hispida world distribution map, present in Lesotho, eSwatini, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:691583-1
WFO ID wfo-0001100359
COL ID 4L7N9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Polygala lanata Polygala hispida
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