Polygala pottebergensis Levyns

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Polygalaceae > Polygala

Characteristics

Closely leafy, dwarf shrub, 0.2-0.4 m high. Leaves alternate, ascending, linear, sparsely ciliate below. Flowers in short, terminal, subumbellate racemes, purple; outer sepal obtuse. Flowering time Sept., Oct. Fruit a membranous capsule, narrowly obovate, with a narrow marginal wing. Seed ellipsoid, hairy.
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Like P. meridionalis but outer sepals ciliate and obtuse.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 5-8
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Polygala pottebergensis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:692085-1
WFO ID wfo-0001100392
COL ID 4L85J
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Polygala pottebergensis