Polygala baumii
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Habit
Degraded miombo woodland on Kalahari sand
Walubita Village, Namaloba, Kaoma Distr.
Mar 2021
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Degraded miombo woodland on Kalahari sand
Walubita Village, Namaloba, Kaoma Distr.
Mar 2021
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Degraded miombo woodland on Kalahari sand
Walubita Village, Namaloba, Kaoma Distr.
Mar 2021
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Occasional |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrublet up to 40 cm tall of ericoid appearance with glabrous, slightly winged stems; leaves8-15 x 0.5-2 mm, linear to very narrowly oblanceolate, glabrous, apex often hooked or barbed, margin slightly incurved; inflorescence in dense subcapitate lateral racemes c. 2 cm in diameter; flowers greenish or yellowish with blue crest; posterior sepal 3-3.5 mm long; wing sepals 7-10 x 5-5.5 mm, obliquely ovate-elliptic and ciliolate on the margins; anterior sepals 2.5-3 mm long, connate (fused); upper petals 4 x 2.5 mm, obovate-cuneate, contorted; carina 6 x 2 mm, crest 2-2.5 mm long; capsule 4.5 x 2.5 mm, oblong-elliptic, glabrous, with narrowly winged margins; seeds 2.8-3 x 1.2-1.7 mm, ellipsoid with white silky hairs; caruncle 1 mm long with small appendages. |
| Type location: |
Angola |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | baumii: after Hugo Baum (1866-1950), German botanist and horticulturalist who participated in expeditions along the Cunene and Zambezi rivers where he made many collections. |
| Habitat: | Brachystegia and Kalahari woodlands, wooded grassland with shrubs |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Feb - Jul |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola and Zambia |
| FZ divisions: | W,C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Cb,C |
| Growth form(s): | Perennial, shrub under 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 17 May 2021 |
| Literature: |
Exell, A.W. (1960). Polygalaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Page 335. (Includes a picture). |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Polygala baumiiAfrican Plant Database: Polygala baumii
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Polygala baumii
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