Fwd: Reg: Polygala sibirica L.

[Jeevith Jee]

Binomial name: Polygala sibirica L.

Family: Polygalaceae

Habitat: Shola forests and grasslands

Diffuse herbs. Leaves 11-15 x 5-7 mm, oblong, acute at both ends, glabrous. Racemes 5-10 mm long, axillary. Flowers densely packed, blue; outer sepals broadly ovate, unequal; inner sepals 3 x 1.5 mm, elliptic, acuminate, glabrous; wing petals 3 mm long, obovate, dorsal petal 4 mm long; crest fimbriate, branched. Capsule 2 x 2 mm, orbicular, glabrous, seeds 1.5 x 1 mm, hairy, caruncle-lobes equal.

Photographed and Identified by : S. Jeevith

Place : The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu

Thanks regards

S. Jeevith

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks a lot, Jeevith ji, for the wonderful addition.

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With regards,
J. M. Garg

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