Polygalaceae
Polygala

Polygala claessensii Chodat

First published in Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève, sér. 2, 5: 190 (1913)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. DR Congo to S. Tropical Africa. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the wet 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 General Habit
Annual herb up to 50–60 cm. tall with slender, densely patent-pubescent stems.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 12–20 x 0.5–1.5 mm., linear to lorate, occasionally shorter and broader and somewhat crowded near the base of the stem.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers yellow, pedicels 1.5–2.5 mm. long, in elongated, terminal racemes up to 12 cm. long with patent-pubescent rhachis, persistent bracts 1 mm. long and bracteoles 0.6 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Posterior sepal 2 mm. long; wing sepals 4–5 x 3.5–4.5 mm., obliquely rotund to suborbicular, densely pubescent; anterior sepals 2 mm. long, free.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Upper petals 2.5 x 1.5 mm., irregularly elliptic; carina 5 x 2.5 mm., crest 1.5 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 8.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule 2 x 2 mm., suborbicular in outline, pubescent with a very narrow marginal wing.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds 1.5 x 0.8 mm., ellipsoid, with short, white, silky hairs; caruncular appendages very short.
[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

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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