Polygalaceae
Polygala

Polygala torrei Exell

First published in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 31: 6 (1957)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mozambique. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical 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: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

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

Morphology General Habit
Perennial herb with slender stems about 25 cm. tall, arched-ascending from a woody base, crisped-puberulous.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 10–35 x 2.5–6 mm., narrowly elliptic or narrowly lanceolate, almost glabrous, apex acute, mucronate, margin slightly incurved, narrowed towards the base, base obtuse usually unequal.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers greenish, pedicels 2.5–3.5 mm. long, in lateral 2–5-flowered racemes 1–1.5 cm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Posterior sepal 2.5 mm. long; wing sepals 5–5.5 x 2.5–3 mm., greenish, obliquely elliptic, minutely puberulous, apiculate at the apex; anterior sepals 2.5 mm. long, free, apex apiculate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Upper petals 3 x 3 mm., irregularly suborbicular, shortly unguiculate, apex slightly emarginate; carina 4.5 x 2 mm., crest fimbriate, 1.5 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 8.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
Style 5 mm. long, apex geniculate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule 5 x 5.5 mm., suborbicular in outline, winged margin 0.6 mm. broad.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds 2.5 x 1.8 mm., broadly ellipsoid, densely sericeous-pubescent; caruncular appendages 2.5 mm. long.
[FZ]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/120962040/120980383

Conservation
DD - data deficient
[IUCN]

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

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • 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