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January 13, 2020

Polygala myrtifolia

Polygala myrtifolia

Polygala myrtifolia (Bloukappie, Sepember Bush) is not in the Expanded Monograph processing cue. If you want to add it to the cue, or if you can provide any additional information, photos or reliable use records for this muthi plant, please leave a comment below, or in The Muthi Flora of southern Africa Facebook group.

Ethno Medicinal Uses of Polygala myrtifolia

Indications: Administered to people only. Applied in a magical sense. Caution: Harmful to people or animals.

Eco-Gardening

Polygala myrtifolia is an evergreen, tall glossy leafed shrub, bearing masses of magenta-pink pea-shaped flowers all year. It likes full sun or semi-shade. Prune to shape. (Wildflower Nursery)

References

Arnold. T.H., Prentice, C.A., Hawker, L.C., Snyman, E.E., Tomalin, M., Crouch, N.R. and Pottas-Bircher, C. (2002). Medicinal and magical plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 13. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.

Wildflower Nursery – https://wildflowernursery.co.za/indigenous-plant-database/polygala-myrtifolia/. Accessed on 2020/01/13

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Additional Data (Advanced Search Fields)

Vernacular Names
Augusbossie (a), Augustusbossie (a), Blou-ertjieboom (a), Bloukeurboom (a), Langelede (a), Langelier (a), September Bush (e), Septemberbos (a), Septemberbossie (a), Ulopesi (x), Umabala-bala (x)
Family
Polygalaceae
Broad Use Categories
Eco-Gardening, Magical Use (Not Categorized), Medicinal Use (Not Categorized), Poisonous
Plant Type
Shrub
Parts Used
Root
Origin
Indigenous
Distribution
Gauteng Province (G), Free State Province (FS), KwaZulu-Natal Province (KZN), Northern Cape Province (NC), Western Cape Province (WC), Eastern Cape Province (EC)
Conservation Status
(LC) According to the Red List of South African plants, Polygala myrtifolia is not threatened and is assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Trade
Traded
Monograph Type
Basic
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