Biology:Polygala japonica
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Polygala japonica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Polygalaceae |
| Genus: | Polygala |
| Species: | P. japonica
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| Binomial name | |
| Polygala japonica Houtt.
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Polygala japonica is a species of flowering plant in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae). It is native to Northeast, East and Southeastern Asia, as well as eastern Australia.[1][2][3] It is a wiry and decumbent dwarf shrub with a height between 10 and 25 centimetres (3.9 and 9.8 in). Its stems have tiny curled hairs. Its leaves are 5 to 20 millimetres (0.20 to 0.79 in) long and 3 to 10 millimetres (0.12 to 0.39 in) wide. Its flowers are purple to mauve and 5 to 6 millimetres (0.20 to 0.24 in) long.[3][4] It flowers between October and December.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Polygala japonica". Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:691648-1.
- ↑ "Polygala japonica". https://www.ipni.org/n/691648.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Polygala japonica". Government of Victoria, Australia. https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/9d1bb4ec-2789-4201-9db6-ca13d487a52a. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- ↑ "Polygala japonica Houtt.". Government of New South Wales. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Polygala~japonica. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q2159810 entry
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