Polygala gazensis Baker f.
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Globe Rock, Vumba
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Globe Rock, Vumba
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Pungwe Bridge, Honde Valley road
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Nyamkombe River bridge, road to Katiyo
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Along path to Tessa's Pool, Chimanimani
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Above Mermaids Falls, Aberfoyle
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Plateau below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa.
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Plateau below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa.
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Plateau below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa.
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Close to Inyangombe Falls
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Slopes of Mt Shangani, Mandzundzu Community, Chimanimani Conservation Area.
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Junction Nhabawa river and Mussapa River, Chimanimani National Conservation Area bufferzone.
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Junction Nhabawa river and Mussapa River, Chimanimani National Conservation Area bufferzone.
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Junction Nhabawa river and Mussapa River, Chimanimani National Conservation Area bufferzone.
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Junction Nhabawa river and Mussapa River, Chimanimani National Conservation Area bufferzone.
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Junction Nhabawa river and Mussapa River, Chimanimani National Conservation Area bufferzone.
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Junction Nhabawa river and Mussapa River, Chimanimani National Conservation Area bufferzone.
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Junction Nhabawa river and Mussapa River, Chimanimani National Conservation Area bufferzone.
Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)
Synonyms:
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Polygala teretifolia L. f.
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Common names:
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Frequency:
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Common in Eastern Highlands |
Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Ericoid shrub or subshrub, up to 2 m, sometimes sprawling. Leaves narrowly elliptic, c. 2.5 cm, crowded along the stems, pubescent; margins somewhat rolled under but underside visible. Flowers in short 2-5-flowered racemes mauve, purple or violet-pink, rarely white. |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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gazensis: of Gazaland, usually a historic name for Southern Mozambique but in this case the type was collected in Eastern Zimbabwe. |
Habitat:
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A species of riverine and evergreen forest margins, also found in rocky areas of mist-belt Brachystegia woodland. |
Altitude range: (metres) |
590 - 2000 m |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa. |
Zimbabwe distribution:
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E,S |
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Endemic status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Literature:
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Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 45. As Polygala teretifolia
Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 95.
Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 250.
Exell, A.W. (1960). Polygalaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 313 - 314. Also as Polygala teretifolia (Includes a picture).
Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 67.
Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 97.
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2024).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Polygala gazensis. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=133730, retrieved 28 March 2024
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