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Polygala welwitschii
pygmaea
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| Synonyms: |
Polygala pygmaea Gürke |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Very small tufted annual, usually less than 12 cm tall. Leaves linear-elliptic, up to 60 mm long, hairless or minutely pubescent. Flowers pinkish, lilac or white in congested racemes overtopped by the leaves. Capsule up to c. 2.5 mm in diameter, almost round, hairless. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | welwitschii: named after the Austrian botanist, Friedrich Martin Welwitsch (1806-1872); pygmaea: very small, dwarf |
| Habitat: | Occurring on sandy soils and rocky areas in grassland and woodland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1040 - 1830 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | W,C,E,S |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 5 June 2010 |
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African Plant Database: Polygala welwitschiiBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Polygala welwitschii
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Polygala welwitschii
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Polygala welwitschii
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Polygala welwitschii
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Polygala welwitschii
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Polygala welwitschii
JSTOR Plant Science: Polygala welwitschii
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Polygala welwitschii
Tropicos: Polygala welwitschii
West African Plants database: Polygala welwitschii
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