Polygala marensis Burtt Davy

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Polygalaceae > Polygala

Characteristics

Flowers blue, pedicels 2–2.5 mm. long, in terminal racemes up to 15 cm. long with pubescent rhachis, caducous bracts 2 mm. long and bracteoles 1 mm. long.
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Seeds 5 x 1.5 mm., cylindric, with a dense indumentum of long, white, silky hairs; caruncle well-developed but appendages minute.
Shrublet with branchlets densely greyish pubescent. Wings 6-8 mm long. Apical lobes of ovary pointed. Flowers purplish blue.
Capsule oblong, oblique, 7 x 3.5–4 mm., glabrous, apical lobes pointed, marginal wing very narrow except at the apex.
Leaves oblanceolate or spathulate, normally 5–25 x 1–6 mm. (extremely diminutive leaves are occasionally found).
Posterior sepal 2.5–3 mm. long; wing sepals 6–8 x 4 mm., glabrous; anterior sepals 2–2.5 mm. long, connate.
Upper petals 4.5 x 3 mm., spathulate or obovate; carina 8 x 4 mm., crest 1.5–2 mm. long.
Prostrate shrublet of greyish appearance with densely pubescent branchlets.
Stamens 8.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
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Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Polygala marensis world distribution map, present in Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:691807-1
WFO ID wfo-0001100370
COL ID 4L7V4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Polygala marensis Polygala rogersii