Species Polygala myrtifolia
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Range:
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Etymology of Polygala:
Gk. poly = much; gala = milk; so-called from the belief that cattle grazing in fields with this plant produced more milk. (San Marcos growers in the United States claim that Polygala virgata ‘Portola’ has this property but the authors could find no scientific evidence).
Etymology of myrtifolia:
From the Greek ‘myrt’ / ‘myrtos’ meaning ‘myrtle’; and the Latin ‘folia’ / ‘folium’ meaning ‘leaf’.
Scientific name:
Polygala myrtifolia L.
Common names:
Septemberbos
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Protologue:
Sp. Pl. 2: 703 (1753)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1753
Sprawling or erect shrub to 2 m, often velvety on the young parts. Leaves ascending, linear with margins lightly revolute to elliptic-obovate and flat. Flowers large, in short terminal racemes, purple, side petals bilobed, the lower lobe much longer than the dorsal. Mainly July--Oct. Rocky slopes, NW, SW, AP, KM, LB, SE (Bokkeveld Mts to KwaZulu-Natal).
Observations of Taxon
Polygala myrtifolia
Locality:
Name of observer:
Amida Johns (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Polygala myrtifolia
Name of observer:
Riaan de Villiers (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Polygala myrtifolia
Name of observer:
Elsa Pooley (David)
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Polygala myrtifolia
Locality:
Name of observer:
Pauline Bohnen (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Polygala myrtifolia
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
08/10/2018 - 8:09pm
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