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 Polygala elongata J.G.Klein ex Willd.

Family	:	Polygalaceae
Local name	:	Malayalam – Periyanka
Flowering and fruiting period	:	July-January
Distribution	:	India and Sri Lanka
Distribution in kerala	:	Kasaragode, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikkode
Habitat	:	Among sedges and grasses in scrub  jungles
Key Botanical Characters:  Erect herbs. Leaves linear-lanceolate, apiculate, bracts persistent.Racemes axillary, , usually drooping, glabrous; flowers yellow; sepals persistent.Capsule slightly winged,  caruncle cup shaped, 3 appendaged above; seeds hairy.