Polygala robsonii Exell

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Polygala robsonii

Photo: Bart Wursten
SRGH

Polygala robsonii

Photo: Bart Wursten
SRGH

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Annual herb up to 30 cm tall. Leaves elliptic, up to c. 5.5 cm long. Flowers white or pale mauve. Capsule up to c. 6 × 5 mm, elliptic-oblong with a scalloped margin.
Notes: The record from div C for Malawi is in the Additions and Corrections to Part 1 of FZ, part 1(2), p. 566.
Derivation of specific name: robsonii: named after N K B Robson, who collected the type specimen in Malawi.
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Worldwide distribution: Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Malawi distribution: C
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Literature:

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 67.

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Polygala robsonii
African Plant Database: Polygala robsonii
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Polygala robsonii
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Species information: Polygala robsonii.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=133860, retrieved 3 December 2024

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