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Polygala spicata
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Muvumodzi Valley near Eastern Lakes, Eastern Chimanimani Mts.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Muvumodzi Valley near Eastern Lakes, Eastern Chimanimani Mts.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Muvumodzi Valley near Eastern Lakes, Eastern Chimanimani Mts.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Muvumodzi Valley near Eastern Lakes, Eastern Chimanimani Mts.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Muvumodzi Valley near Eastern Lakes, Eastern Chimanimani Mts.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Muvumodzi Valley near Eastern Lakes, Eastern Chimanimani Mts.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Muvumodzi Valley near Eastern Lakes, Eastern Chimanimani Mts.
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| Synonyms: |
Polygala capillaris E. Mey. var. angolensis Oliv. Polygala schlechteri Schinz |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Annual herb up to 40 cm tall with slender, wiry, hairless stems. Leaves linear to lorate, 5–8 mm long, hairless, often scarcely developed, sometimes slightly wider at the extreme base of the stem. Flowers small, white or pale greenish-yellow, pedicels 0.5–1 mm long, in many-flowered terminal racemes up to 10 cm long; rhachis hairless and threadlike. Posterior sepal 1 mm long; wing sepals broadly elliptic to rotund, 2–2.5 mm long, hairless; anterior sepals 1 mm long, free. Upper petals broadly elliptic, 1.3 mm long. Stamens 8. Capsules suborbicular in outline, c. 1 mm in diameter, hairless. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | spicata: arranged in a spike. |
| Habitat: | Boggy grasslands |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Mozambique, Zambia,Zimbabwe and Mpumalanga South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | C,E |
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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: | Thursday 4 January 2018 |
| Literature: |
Exell, A.W. (1960). Polygalaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Page 326. 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. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 84. |
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Flora of Mozambique: Polygala spicataFlora of Zambia: Polygala spicata
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Polygala spicataAfrican Plant Database: Polygala spicata
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Polygala spicata
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Polygala spicata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Polygala spicata
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Polygala spicata
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Polygala spicata
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Polygala spicata
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network): Polygala spicata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Polygala spicata
Ispot Southern Africa: Polygala spicata
JSTOR Plant Science: Polygala spicata
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Polygala spicata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Polygala spicata
The Plant List (version 1.1): Polygala spicata
Tropicos: Polygala spicata
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