Polygalaceae
Polygala

Polygala rehmannii Chodat

First published in Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31(2: 2): 362 (1893)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Zimbabwe to S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

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

Morphology General Habit
Perennial 10–30 cm. tall with a woody rootstock; stems glabrous or nearly so, slightly winged.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 10–25 x 1.5–4 mm., linear-lanceolate or linear-elliptic, sometimes suborbicular towards the base of the stem, glabrous, usually rounded at the apex, but sometimes acute, mucronate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers blue or greenish-blue, pedicels 1.5–2.5 mm. long, in terminal or lateral racemes usually 3–7 cm. long, occasionally longer, with glabrous rhachis, small caducous bracts 1 mm. long and bracteoles 0.5 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Posterior sepal 3 mm. long; wing sepals 6–8 x 3–4 mm., elliptic, glabrous; anterior sepals connate, 2 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Upper petals comparatively large, 6 x 5 mm., obovate, unguiculate; carina 7 x 2.5 mm., crest 1.5 long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule 7.5 x 4.5 mm., oblong-elliptic, marginal wing very narrow.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds 5 x 2 mm., elliptic, with very dense, white, silky indumentum; caruncle well developed but appendages minute.
[FZ]

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]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 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