.Jeniang, Kedah, MalaysiaSalomonia cantoniensis Loureiro, Fl. Cochinch. Polygalaceae. CN: Malay - Rumput buak], Rumput sekera (Sumatra). A small annual herb found native to southern China, Indo-China, Thailand and most of the Malesia region. Traditionally used by the natives for the treatment of sprue in children; for which it is pulped and rubbed about the mouth.
Known as Purple Broom and as September Bush. This species is native to southern and eastern Africa, but has been planted more widely. Photo from near Liparamba, Tanzania.
Myrtle-leaf Milkwort (Polygala myrtifolia) - cultivated near Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. A native of South Africa. Photographed on 7 August 2005www.inaturalist.org/observations/55466377