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Polygala robsonii
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Photo: Bart Wursten
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Photo: Bart Wursten
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| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Rare |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Annual herb up to 30 cm tall. Leaves elliptic, up to c. 5.5 cm long. Flowers white or pale mauve. Capsule up to c. 6 × 5 mm, elliptic-oblong with a scalloped margin. |
| Notes: | Known, in Zimbabwe, from 2 collections in the N and W. |
| Derivation of specific name: | robsonii: named after N K B Robson, who collected the type specimen in Malawi. |
| Habitat: | Occurring in deciduous Mopane-Combretum woodland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 500 - 880 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 5 June 2010 |
| Literature: |
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. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Polygala robsoniiAfrican Plant Database: Polygala robsonii
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Polygala robsonii
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Polygala robsonii
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Polygala robsonii
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Polygala robsonii
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Polygala robsonii
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network): Polygala robsonii
iNaturalist: Polygala robsonii
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Polygala robsonii
JSTOR Plant Science: Polygala robsonii
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Polygala robsonii
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Polygala robsonii
Plants of the World Online: Polygala robsonii
The Plant List (version 1.1): Polygala robsonii
Tropicos: Polygala robsonii
Wikipedia: Polygala robsonii
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