Catalogue no.:	V-738305
Taxon:	Polygala abyssinica R.Br. ex Fresen.
Label:	Polygala abyssinica
Family:	Polygalaceae
Collector:	Ib Friis, M. Lock & Legesse Egiru
Collector no.:	10135
Date:	2000 11 23
Country:	Ethiopia
Province:	Adis Abeba
Locality:	upper reach of the Jema River gorge, ca. 8 km south of Jihur towards Inewara, on the road from the Addis Ababa - Debra Berhan main road towards Jihur
Habitat:	Densely grazed mosaic of montane evergreen scrub, dominated by spiny species of Maytenus, grassland and clumps of Aloe
Attributes:	Tufted perennial herb; flowers pale purple
Coordinates:	latDD 09.91667; longDD 039.15