Polygala senensis
senensis
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| Synonyms: |
Polygala rogersiana Baker f. |
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| Frequency: | Rather rare |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrubby perennial herb with annual stems, up to 60 cm tall, growing from a woody rootstock. Leaves oblong-oblanceolate, up to 3 × 1 cm, densely pubescent. Flowers yellowish in lateral 3-12 flowered racemes. Capsule c. 6 × 5 mm, broadly elliptic-oblong, pubescent, slightly winged with an apical notch. |
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| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | senensis: from Sena on the Zambezi River in Mozambique |
| Habitat: | Dry open woodland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 400 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. |
| FZ divisions: | E,S |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 5 June 2010 |
| Literature: |
Exell, A.W. (1960). Polygalaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Page 315. As Polygala senensis (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. |
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