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Polygala rhinostigma Chodat

Species

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Characteristics

Annual herb, up to 0.2 m high; tufted, not spinescent. Stems spreading, many, slightly branched, leafy; crisped pubescent. Leaves sessile or subsessile, overlapping; blade elliptic to narrowly ovate, 10-15 x 4-8 mm, apex acute, base rounded, softly hairy. Flowers: in terminal racemes; wings obovate, 6.5-7.0 x 3.5-4.0 mm, apex rounded, pink; petals pale magenta-pink; Oct.-Feb.
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Herbs annus vel raro suffrutescentes. Flores in racemos terminales raro pseudolaterales dispositi. Sepala exteriora carinata; alae ellipticae vel suborbiculares. Capsula ellipsoidea, margine anguste alata, vel subaptera. Appendices quam semina breviores.
Annual herb, 0.10-0.15 m high. Leaves ± same size and shape, lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate. Flowers in terminal, lax racemes, 50-150 mm long; pedicels 3.0-3.5 mm long; wings 6.5-7.0 x 3.5-4.0 mm. Flowering time Nov.-Mar.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.18
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Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 10-12
Soil texture 5-6
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
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Polygala rhinostigma world distribution map, present in Lesotho and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:692200-1
WFO ID wfo-0001100402
COL ID 4L88R
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Polygala rhinostigma
WorldFloraDB 2024