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Polygala myrtifolia L.

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Polygala myrtifolia L., Sp. Pl. 703 (1753)
Polygala myrtifolia L.

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Exotic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region

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L.
L.
1753
703
ICN
Polygala myrtifolia L.
species
Polygala myrtifolia

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myrtifolia

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Polygala myrtifolia L.

Perennial much-branched shrub up to 2 m high. Young stems with short curly hairs, glabrous when older. Lvs all alternate, glabrous or very sparsely hairy, elliptic to obovate, obtuse or rarely slightly retuse, entire, (10)-15-30-(35) mm long; petioles 1-2 mm long. Fls clustered in short, simple, terminal racemes; perianth coloured or veined purple toward apex; pedicels 5-8 mm long; bracts suborbicular, 2-3 mm long, persistent; 3 outer sepals ovate, 5-7 mm long; wings petaloid, ovate-orbicular, c. 15-17 mm long, slightly > corolla; outer petals 2-lobed, c. ?-1/4 length of keel; keel with a fimbriate crest near apex. Capsule glabrous, c. 10 mm long with a marginal wing c. 1 mm wide, c. ⅔ length of persistent calyx wings; seeds hairy, dark brown, oblong, c. 5 mm long; strophiole 3-lobed.

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Polygala myrtifolia L.
Polygala myrtifolia L.
Polygala myrtifolia L.
Polygala myrtifolia L.
Polygala myrtifolia L.
Polygala myrtifolia L.
Polygala myrtifolia L.
Polygala myrtifolia L.
Polygala myrtifolia L.
Polygala myrtifolia L.
Polygala myrtifolia L.
Polygala myrtifolia L.
Polygala myrtifolia L.
Polygala myrtifolia L.
Polygala myrtifolia L.
Polygala myrtifolia L.

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Polygala myrtifolia L.
Australia
Tasmania
Polygala myrtifolia L.
New Zealand
Polygala myrtifolia L.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Polygala myrtifolia L.
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
Polygala myrtifolia L.
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
Polygala myrtifolia L.
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
Polygala myrtifolia L.
New Zealand
Taranaki Land District
Polygala myrtifolia L.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District

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114033eb-1652-4775-bb08-feefc9d91b7c
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
31 December 2023
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