Biology:Polygala multiflora
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Short description: Plant species in the family Polygalaceae
| Polygala multiflora | |
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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. multiflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Polygala multiflora Poir.
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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 1⁄6 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Polygala multiflora Poir.". Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:691890-1. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Prof. Oliver (1868). Flora of Tropical Africa. p. 125. https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.flora.flota000437?searchUri=qtype%3Dall%26query%3DPolygala%2Bmultiflora. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ↑ "Polygala multiflora". https://www.ipni.org/n/691890-1. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q17469294 entry
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