Polygala magdalenae
| Polygala magdalenae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Polygalaceae |
| Genus: | Polygala |
| Species: | P. magdalenae
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| Binomial name | |
| Polygala magdalenae Brandegee
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Polygala magdalenae is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygalaceae. It is native and endemic to Northwest Mexico, namely the state of Baja California Sur.[1]
Taxonomy
The species was first described by Townshend Stith Brandegee in 1911 under its current binomial name.[1]
Etymology
The Latin specific epithet magdalenae means "of Magdalena", which refers to one of its geographical locations, which is Magdalena Bay, where it can be found in its natural habitat.
Description
Stems are woody at the base, with limited branching, typically pubescent and striated, reaching up to 10-30 cm tall.
Leaves are oblong-obovate to linear-lanceolate depending on location, pubescent. Leaf petiole is 1-2 cm long and 2-8 mm wide.
Flowers are formed in terminal clusters, flower sepals lanceolate and pubescent. Flowers typically contain 7 stamens.
Fruits are in form of oblong, broadly marginated capsules, with their apex being emarginately pubescent, measuring 7 mm in length and 6 mm in width.
Seeds are 4 mm long, also hairy and compressed.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Polygala magdalenae Brandegee | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
- ^ Setchell, W. A. (2017). University of California Publications in Botany, 1910-1913, Vol. 4, p. 180-181