Polygalaceae
Polygala

Polygala westii Exell

First published in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 31: 13 (1957)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Namibia, W. Zimbabwe, E. North-West Province. It is an annual and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland 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
Herb 10–12 cm. tall, stems minutely crisped-pubescent, branchlets arcuate-ascendant.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 10–45 x 1.5–4mm., linear-elliptic, glabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers greenish, pedicels 1.5 mm. long, in lateral racemes 3.5 cm. long with almost glabrous rhachis and caducous bracts and bracteoles.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Posterior sepal 2 mm. long; wing sepals 4 x 2 mm., elliptic, with minutely ciliolate margin otherwise glabrous, apparently greenish-white in colour; anterior sepals apparently connate almost to the apex but coming apart rather readily, 1.5 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule 4.5–5 x 3.5–4 mm. elliptic-oblong, clearly broader than the wing sepals, margin with a narrow wing 0.2–0.5 mm. broad.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds 2 x 1.2 mm., cylindric, with white, silky hairs; caruncle 0.7 mm. long with appendages 0.3 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

    • '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 2024. 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 2024. 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