Polygala abyssinica (Polygala abyssinica)
Description
Perennial,glabrescent,suffruticose,(2-)20-45 cm tall.Stems many from base.Lower leaves smaller,obovate or oblong;upper leaves linear or linear-lanceolate,acute-acuminate,6-19 mm long,0.5-3 mm broad,recurved.Racemes terminal,lax,20-30 mm long.Bracts deciduous.Sepals persistent,glabrous;outer sepals unequal,narrowly hyaline margined;inner sepals obovate,4-4.5 mm long,3-3.5 mm broad,slightly oblique,enlarged in fruit,3-nerved,veinlets anastomosing.Lateral petals much shorter than keel;keel 4 mm long,crest large.Capsule obovate,emarginate,3-4 mm long,2-2.5 mm broad,wing 0.5 mm.Seed oblong,pilose,strophiole 3-lobed,2-appendiculate,appendages minute.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Fabales
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Family: Polygalaceae
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Genus: Polygala
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