Distribution Map

Polygala hottentotta

                   


Polygalaceae  Polygaleae 

As at April 2024, 22 herbarium specimens, 2 photo records, 2 visual observations

South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Also occurs outside southern Africa
Found within protected areas: Mlawula Malolotja
Medicinal

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Polygala hottentotta - Erect perennial with single woody rQQtstock and little-branched stem up to 90 cm high; almost or quite hairless. Leaves few, slender, mostly parallel with stem, up to 2,5 cm long X 2 mm wide, usually smaller. Raceme terminal, erect, many-flowered; flower-stalk c 3 mm long; wings c 8 mm long x 6 mm wide, magenta, mauve, dull purplish, green or greenish-yellow.

* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.

Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.