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Polygala producta
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Northen slopes below Dombe close to saddle above valley below Mt Peza, Chimanimani Mts.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Northen slopes below Dombe close to saddle above valley below Mt Peza, Chimanimani Mts.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Northen slopes below Dombe close to saddle above valley below Mt Peza, Chimanimani Mts.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Northen slopes below Dombe close to saddle above valley below Mt Peza, Chimanimani Mts.
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| Synonyms: |
Polygala rehmannii Chod. var. parviflora Chod. Polygala rehmannii Chod. var. gymnoptera Chod. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Locally frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small shrubby herb, sometimes annual, up to 1.5 m high but mostly much shorter. Stems many, slender, minutely pupescent, slightly winged. Leaves linear, 10-30 mm long, sparsely and minutely hairy, usually somewhat rough above and at the margins, rounded but mucronate at the apex. Inflorescences in elongated terminal racemes up to 20 cm long. Flowers pink to violet-purple; wing sepals greenish with distinct dark veining; crest on the keel distinct, c. 1.5 mm long. |
| Notes: | |
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| Habitat: | Among rocks in grassland. |
| Altitude range: | Up to 1700 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Mpumalanga, South Africa. |
| Mozambique distribution: | MS,M |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 30 November 2014 |
| Literature: |
Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Pages 98 - 99. (Includes a picture). Exell, A.W. (1960). Polygalaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 332 - 333. 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. Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 28. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 97. |
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