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Polygala persicariifolia

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Name

Identification
Polygala granulata Hochst. ex A.Rich. [family POLYGALACEAE ] Polygala persicariifolia DC. [family POLYGALACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Paiva,J., 1975
Related name
  • Polygala wallichiana
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  • Polygonum persicariifolia
  • Polygala punctulata
  • Polygala buchananii
  • Polygala not on sheet
  • Polygala hypericoides
  • Polygala sibirica
  • Polygala spilophylla
  • Polygala persicariaefolia
  • Polygala rufa
  • Polygala granulata

Flora

Entry for Polygala albida (Chodat) Paiva subsp. stanleyana [family POLYGALACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical East Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical East Africa, page 1, (2007) Author: JORGE PAIVA
Names
Polygala albida (Chodat) Paiva subsp. stanleyana [family POLYGALACEAE], in Fontqueria 50: 191, tab. 7/e; t. 12/b; t. 36/ c, d (1998); Gilbert in Fl. Eth. 2, 1: 184, fig. 24.3/1–4 (2000). Type: Angola, Massumba, Pogge 28 (B†, syn.); Angola, Pungo Andongo, Welwitsch 1015 (B†, pro parte, syn.); Angola, Pungo Andongo, Welwitsch 1017 (B†, syn.; BM!, neo.; LISU!, isoneo.)
Polygala stanleyana Chodat [family POLYGALACEAE], in Mém. Soc. Phys. Hist. Nat. Genève 31(2): 340, t. 27/39 (1893); Petit in F.C.B. 7: 250 (1958)
Polygala stanleyana Chodat var. angustifolia [family POLYGALACEAE], in Mém. Soc. Phys. Hist. Nat. Genève 31(2): 340 (1893), nom. illeg.
Polygala modesta Gürke [family POLYGALACEAE], in E.J. 19, Beibl. 47: 35 (1894), non Miq. (1845). Type: Tanzania, Muengue Mt, near Kwa Ngowe [localities not traced], Volkens 340 (B†, holo.; K!, lecto.; BM!, E!, isolecto.)
Polygala persicariifolia [family POLYGALACEAE], [ sensu De Wild. in Ann. Mus. Congo, sér. 5, 1: 51 (1903), pro parte, non DC. (1824)]
Information
Racemes usually lax. Posterior sepal 2.5–3.5 mm long; wing sepals 4–5.5(–6)≈3.5–4.5 mm; anterior sepals 2–2.5 mm long. Capsule elliptic in outline, 3.5–4≈3.5 mm, narrowly winged (wing up to 0.5 mm wide). Seeds elliptic in outline, 3.5–4≈1.3–1.5 mm, with hairs 0.5–1 mm long. Fig. 6: 2, p. 13.
Range
DISTR. U 1–4; K 2–6; T 1–8 tropical Africa, from Tropic of Cancer to Namibia and Mozambique
Altitude range
500–2300 m
Distribution
KENYA Uasin Gishu: Soy Pool, Nov. 1948, Bickford B6541!KENYA Machakos District Ithaba Plains, 19 Apr. 1938, Bally 7903!KENYA Masai District Chyulu South, 21 June 1938, Bally 7946!TANZANIA Lushoto District Mlalo Mission, 29 Jan. 1987, Kisena 429!TANZANIA Ufipa District Ilema Gap, Rukwa road, 12 Mar. 1959, Richards 11176!TANZANIA Songea District Matengo Highlands, 13 km N of Miyau, 1 Mar. 1956, Milne-Redhead & Taylor 8778!UGANDA West Nile District Maracha Rest Camp, 7 Aug. 1953, Chancellor 128!UGANDA Toro District N Ruwenzori, Karangora peak, Aug. 1954, Osmaston 3956!UGANDA Mengo District Kawanda, Mar. 1936, Chandler 1593!

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