Catalogue no.:	V-738303
Taxon:	Polygala persicariifolia DC.
Label:	Polygala persicariifolia
Family:	Polygalaceae
Collector:	Ib Friis, Sally Bidgood, Assefa Hailu & Berhanu Yitbarew
Collector no.:	11641
Date:	2004 09 19
Country:	Ethiopia
Province:	Amara
Locality:	10 km W of Shehedi along the main road to Metemma
Habitat:	Deciduous woodland on sandy soil, mainly dominated by Terminalia and Acacia
Attributes:	Annual herb; flowers purple
Coordinates:	latDD 012.82; longDD 036.32833