Polygala africana
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Domboshawa
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Below dam wall, Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Below dam wall, Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Besna Kobila farm, Matobo
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Besna Kobila farm, Matobo
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Besna Kobila farm, Matobo
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| Synonyms: |
Polygala capillaris E. Mey. ex Harv. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small branched annual herb, normally less than 15 cm high. Leaves linear to filiform, up to 5 mm. Flower in dense terminal racemes, pink. Fruit a small capsule, c. 1.2 mm in diameter. |
| Type location: |
Angola |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | africana: African |
| Habitat: | In boggy grassland and in seepage zones over rocks |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1700 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mpumalanga, South Africa |
| FZ divisions: | N,T |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 95. Exell, A.W. (1960). Polygalaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 328 - 329. 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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