Polygala japonica | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Polygalaceae |
Genus: | Polygala |
Species: | P. japonica
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Binomial name | |
Polygala japonica Houtt.
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Polygala japonica is a species of flowering plant in the milkwort family ( Polygalaceae). It is native to Northeast, East and Southeastern Asia, as well as eastern Australia. [1] [2] [3] It is a wiry and decumbent dwarf shrub with a height between 10 and 25 centimetres (3.9 and 9.8 in). Its stems have tiny curled hairs. Its leaves are 5 to 20 millimetres (0.20 to 0.79 in) long and 3 to 10 millimetres (0.12 to 0.39 in) wide. Its flowers are purple to mauve and 5 to 6 millimetres (0.20 to 0.24 in) long. [3] [4] It flowers between October and December. [3]
Polygala japonica | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Polygalaceae |
Genus: | Polygala |
Species: | P. japonica
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Binomial name | |
Polygala japonica Houtt.
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Polygala japonica is a species of flowering plant in the milkwort family ( Polygalaceae). It is native to Northeast, East and Southeastern Asia, as well as eastern Australia. [1] [2] [3] It is a wiry and decumbent dwarf shrub with a height between 10 and 25 centimetres (3.9 and 9.8 in). Its stems have tiny curled hairs. Its leaves are 5 to 20 millimetres (0.20 to 0.79 in) long and 3 to 10 millimetres (0.12 to 0.39 in) wide. Its flowers are purple to mauve and 5 to 6 millimetres (0.20 to 0.24 in) long. [3] [4] It flowers between October and December. [3]