Biology:Polygala multiflora

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Short description: Plant species in the family Polygalaceae

Polygala multiflora
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Polygalaceae
Genus: Polygala
Species:
P. multiflora
Binomial name
Polygala multiflora
Poir.

Polygala multiflora is a plant species in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae). It is native to Western Africa.[1] It is an erect plant and is considered to be "probably 2 to 3 feet (0.61 to 0.91 m)" though it can grow up to 6 feet (1.8 m) tall.[1][2] Its stems are puberlouous (covered with soft hairs) and its leaves are 2 to 3 inches (5.1 to 7.6 cm) long and 16 inch (0.42 cm) wide.[2] The flowers it produces are blue or purple.[1] It was first written about was part of the Encyclopédie méthodique Botanique in 1804 by Jean Louis Marie Poiret.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q17469294 entry