Polygala myrtifolia, L.
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4. P. myrtifolia L. View in CoL , Sp. Pl. 703 (1753).
Erect shrub 100-250 cm. Leaves 2-5-5 cm, oblong to obovate, obtuse. Racemes short, few-flowered, pseudolateral; bracts persistent. Wings 15-20 mm, violet-purple. Corolla 13-18 mm, lilac, shading to deep violet at apex of keel; upper petals short, 2-lobed, the upper lobe reflexed. Capsule elliptical-orbicular, emarginate, narrowly winged. Cultivated for ornament and locally naturalized in the W. Mediterranean region. [Co Ga Si.] {South Africa.)
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Polygala myrtifolia
| Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. 1981 |
P. myrtifolia
| L. 1753: 703 |