Derivation of specific name
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
wilmsii: named after Dr. Friedrich Heinrich Wilms (1848-1919), German apothecary, botanist and plant collector in KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga.
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Polygala wilmsii Chodat Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=133950
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Description
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Perennial herb with erect or decumbent annual stems up to 25 cm, growing from a woody rootstock. Stems covered in long hairs. Leaves very narrowly oblong-elliptic, up to 20 mm long, laxly covered in long hairs. Flowers purple or purple and yellowish-green in congested or sub-capitate terminal racemes. Capsule c. 2.1 mm in diameter, almost round, hairless, slightly winged.
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Polygala wilmsii Chodat Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=133950
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Mpumalanga, South Africa.
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- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Polygala wilmsii Chodat Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=133950
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
