Polygala robsonii Exell
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Common names:
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Frequency:
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Rare |
Status:
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Native |
Description:
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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:
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Known, in Zimbabwe, from 2 collections in the N and W. |
Derivation of specific name:
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robsonii: named after N K B Robson, who collected the type specimen in Malawi. |
Habitat:
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Occurring in deciduous Mopane-Combretum woodland. |
Altitude range: (metres) |
500 - 880 m |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe. |
Zimbabwe distribution:
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N,W |
Growth form(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 |
Images last updated: |
Saturday 5 June 2010 |
Literature:
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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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Polygala robsonii
Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-21
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2021).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Polygala robsonii. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=133860, retrieved 20 January 2021
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