PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / FABALES / POLYGALACEAE / POLYGALEAE / POLYGALA / UMBELLATA
Slender subshrub to 40 cm, with sprawling branches from woody base. Leaves linear to narrowly elliptic. Flowers in dense, terminal, umbel-like clusters, purple, entire, obtuse. From: Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P. 2012. Polygalaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 646-656. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Slender, dwarf shrub, woody at base, glabrous, erect or decumbent, 0.3-0.4 m high. Leaves alternate, linear to narrowly elliptic, up to 18 mm long, acute, flat or channelled above, ciliate. Flowers papilionaceous, pink or magenta, in dense, terminal, umbel-like clusters, purple, entire, obtuse. Flowering time Aug.-Nov. Fruit a membranous capsule, narrowly obovate, with a small marginal rim. Seed ellipsoid, hairy. From: Mothogoane, MS. 2019. Polygalaceae. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(2): 1320-1332. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Sandy and clay flats and lower slopes. From: Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P. 2012. Polygalaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 646-656. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Sandy and clay flats and lower slopes; Albany Thicket, Eastern Fynbos-Renosterveld. From: Mothogoane, MS. 2019. Polygalaceae. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(2): 1320-1332. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Ceres and Caledon to Humansdorp. From: Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P. 2012. Polygalaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 646-656. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
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5 to 2010 m
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Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature
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Names and Sources
Polygala ciliatifolia Turcz.
Classification
KINGDOM Plantae
SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae
PHYLUM Anthophyta
ORDER Fabales
FAMILY Polygalaceae
TRIBE Polygaleae
GENUS Polygala
SPECIES umbellata
32 results for Polygala umbellata L.
Year
Barcode: PRE0832138-0 Collector(s) & number: Taylor, HC, HCT 945 | 1953-9-23
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Humansdorp District: Baviaanskloof Range; Mac, lower slopes.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0611622-0 Collector(s) & number: Schonken, CM, 281 | 1980-7-10
South Africa, Western Cape, WORCESTER; ON ROAD TO TIERHOEK
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0170268-0 Collector(s) & number: Mostert, L, 134 | 1996-9-16
South Africa, Western Cape, Kleinmond. North of protea Dorp and south of road to Kasteelkop.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: GHPG$0001433-0 Collector(s) & number: Mostert, L, 134 | 1996-9-10
South Africa, Western Cape, Hermanus subregion, Kleinmond, N. of Proteadorp, S. of road to Kasteelkop.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0816333-0 Collector(s) & number: Meyer, JJ, 417 | 1994-9-26
South Africa, Western Cape, Wes Kaap: Ladismith; Rooiberg, onderkant Bailey Peak. 33°37'22,8"S 21°26'00,2"E.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0259875-0 Collector(s) & number: Levyns, MRB, 5288 | 1935-11-21
South Africa, Western Cape, CAPE PENINSULA; SIMONSTOWN DIST.; BUFFELS BAY
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0352004-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 14601 | 1948-7-3
South Africa, Western Cape, RIVERSDALE; 10 MI. SSE. OF RIVERSDALE
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0803372-0 Collector(s) & number: Victor, JE, 314 | 1993-8-16
South Africa, Western Cape, Southern Cape, George District. Herold's Bay Extension; top of headland 300m from sea.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0525028-0 Collector(s) & number: Williams, IJM, 2581 | 1978-9-11
South Africa, Western Cape, CALEDON DIV.; VOGELGAT; E. OF BASE CAMP
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0256507-0 Collector(s) & number: Gillett, MC, 4388 | 1938-9-23
South Africa, Western Cape, CALEDON DIV.; ON RD. HERMANUS TO STANFORD
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0698543-0 Collector(s) & number: Bohnen, P, 8708 | 1986-7-19
South Africa, Western Cape, ALBERTINIA DIST.; HORINGKLIP FARM; 11 KM S VAN DORP
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0265469-0 Collector(s) & number: Marloth, HWR, 9177 | 1919-8-
South Africa, Western Cape, CERES DIV.; BONTEBERG; VAALKLOOF SLOPES
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0558754-0 Collector(s) & number: Bohnen, P, 594/2 | 1979-7-10
South Africa, Western Cape, RIVERSDALE; KORENTE RIVER DAM
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0259876-0 Collector(s) & number: Esterhuysen, EE, 18947 | 1951-10-10
South Africa, Western Cape, CALEDON DIV.; SWARTBERG; RIDGE
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0065399-0 Collector(s) & number: van Tonder, HW, 11 | 1989-10-18
South Africa, Western Cape, Uniondale: Kamanassie Mountain; Perdekloof.
General notes: Fynbos. Stony, sandy soil. Well-drained. Moderate north eastern aspects. Recently burned. Shrublet up to 0.15 m tall. Purple flowers. Occasional.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0259896-0 Collector(s) & number: Compton, RH, 20074 | 1947-9-28
South Africa, Western Cape, CALEDON DIV.; ROOI ELS; HILLSIDE
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0022148-0 Collector(s) & number: Archibald, EEA, PRE 58134 | 1951--
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Port Elizabeth Area.
General notes: Flower Show collection.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0816191-0 Collector(s) & number: van Tonder, HW, 11 | 1989-10-18
South Africa, Western Cape, Uniondale District: Kammanassie Mountain, at Perdekloof.
General notes: Det: J.H.J. Vlok
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0261663-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 2185 | 1938-12-8
South Africa, Western Cape, MONTAGU DIV.; LANGEBERG MTS.; N. SLOPES OF LANGEBERGE AT KORTEFONTEIN
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0259882-0 Collector(s) & number: Bolus, H, 9854 | 1901-9-
South Africa, Western Cape, CALEDON; HERMANUS
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0717444-0 Collector(s) & number: Olivier, MC, 3185 | 1983-10-12
South Africa, Eastern Cape, UITENHAGE DIV.; GROENDAL WILDERNISGE; TEN STOP HILL
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0259869-0 Collector(s) & number: Marais, J, 62 | 1962-11-
South Africa, Western Cape, SWELLENDAM DIV.; BONTEBOK NAT. PARK
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
2019
SERIES CHAPTER
Polygalaceae Mothogoane, MSIn: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(2)1320-1332
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
2012
SERIES CHAPTER
Polygalaceae Manning, JC; Goldblatt, PIn: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 646-656
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
1955
PERIODICAL/JOURNAL
The species of Polygala in the south western Cape Province Levyns, MRBJournal of South African Botany 21: 9-50
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