Polygala retiefiana Paiva & Figueiredo

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Polygalaceae > Polygala

Characteristics

Perennial herb, up to 0.3 m high; not spinescent. Stems erect, slender, several from a woody rootstock, densely leafy; glabrous. Leaves sessile, ± appressed to stem; blade linear, up to 20 x 2 mm, apex acute. Flowers: in few-flowered, terminal or lateral racemes; wings narrowly ovate, 5 mm long, apices acute to acuminate, greenish; petals purplish pink; Oct.-Mar.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
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 retiefiana world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77130545-1
WFO ID wfo-0001336438
COL ID 4L88H
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Polygala retiefiana