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Polygala westii
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small herb less than 15 cm tall. Leaves linear-elliptic, 10-45 mm long, hairless. Flowers in lateral racemes, greenish-white. Capsule elliptic-oblong, up to 5 × 4 mm, slightly winged. |
| Notes: | Known only from the type specimen, West 2702. |
| Derivation of specific name: | westii: named after Oliver West, who collected the type specimen. |
| Habitat: | Occurring in black soils. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Matobo area, Zimbabwe. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | W |
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| Endemic status: | Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Data deficient |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 5 June 2010 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 45. Exell, A.W. (1960). Polygalaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 334 - 335. (Includes a picture). Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 182. Mapaura, A. (2002). Endemic Plant Species of Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(1) Page 144. 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 68. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Polygala westiiAfrican Plant Database: Polygala westii
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Polygala westii
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Polygala westii
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