Polygala petitiana A.Rich.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Polygalaceae > Polygala

Characteristics

Flowers blue, white or yellow, pedicels 1–4 mm. long, in elongated terminal racemes up to 15 cm. long with glabrous rhachis, caducous bracts up to 2 mm. long and bracteoles up to 1 mm. long.
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Posterior sepal 1.5–3 mm. long; wing sepals 2–5 x 0.8–3 mm., elliptic; anterior sepals 1–1.5 mm. long, connate.
Seeds 1.8–2 x 0.8–1 mm., ellipsoid, with long, white, silky hairs; caruncle 0.8 mm. long, appendages absent.
Leaves 20–40 x 0.5–3 mm., linear to very narrowly elliptic, with needle-like tips, glabrous.
Upper petals 1–2 x 0.8–1.5 mm., obovate-spathulate; carina 2–4 mm. long, crest absent.
Erect, simple or sparingly branched annual, with long slender stems 2–3 ft. high
Annual herb up to 90 cm. tall with slender, glabrous or nearly glabrous stems.
Capsule 3–4 x 2–2.5 mm., oblong-elliptic, very narrowly winged.
Lateral sepals green with conspicuous dark veins.
Corolla blue or purple
Stamens 8.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 0.76 - 0.91
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

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Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:692047-1
WFO ID wfo-0000488965
COL ID 4L84F
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Polygala petitiana Polygala nilotica Polygala volkensii Polygala petitiana var. petitiana

Lower taxons

Polygala petitiana subsp. parviflora Polygala petitiana var. abercornensis