Polygalaceae
Polygala

Polygala britteniana Chodat

First published in J. Bot. 34: 198 (1896)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Chad, N. Zambia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Polygalaceae, A. W. Exell. Flora Zambesiaca 1:1. 1960

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Posterior sepal 5 mm. long; wing sepals 8 x 6 mm., obliquely broadly obovate in outline, glabrous; anterior sepals 4 mm. long, free.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Upper petals 5.5–6 x 3 mm., obliquely oblong, lobed at one side; carina 5.5 mm. long, crest 4 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 8.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule 7 x 2.8 mm., narrowly oblanceolate-oblong in outline, ciliate on the margin.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds 2 x 1 mm., densely sericeous; caruncle c. 1 mm. long, sagittate, appendages scarcely developed.
Morphology General Habit
Perennial herb up to 2.5 m. tall, with wiry, minutely appressed-pubescent stems.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 20–80 x 0.5–1 mm., linear, with needle-like points, glabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers pale blue or pale mauve and white, pedicels 2.5–3 mm. long, in elongated terminal racemes up to 20 cm. long with minutely appressed-pubescent rhachis and persistent bracts 2 mm. long and bracteoles 1.5 mm. long.
[FZ]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0