Polygalaceae
Polygala
Polygala welwitschii

Polygala welwitschii subsp. pygmaea (Gürke) Paiva

First published in Fontqueria 50: 189 (1998)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Gabon to Uganda and S. Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Congo, Gabon, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Figueiredo, E., Smith, G.F. & Paiva, J. (2013). A checklist of Polygala (Polygalaceae) in the Flora of Southern Africa region with notes on types. Phytotaxa 155: 1-22.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Paiva, j. (2007). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Polygalaceae: 1-60.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Exell, A.W. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1960). Flora Zambesiaca 1(1): 1-336. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Figueiredo, E., Smith, G.F. & Paiva, J. (2013). A checklist of Polygala (Polygalaceae) in the Flora of Southern Africa region with notes on types. Phytotaxa 155: 1-22.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Fontqueria 50: 189, t. 34/g (1998).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Robinson, E.A. [1121] Zambia K003730867 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [233] Zambia K003730866 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [6925] Zambia K003730876 Yes
Kornas, J. [1773] Zambia K003730865 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [1886] Zambia K003730863 Yes
Richards, H.M. [16387] Zambia K003730873 Yes
[FE] [8429] Zimbabwe K003730884 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [4602] Zambia K003730870 Yes
Mutimushi, J.M. [3243] Zambia K003730871 Yes
Bester, S.P. [9276A] Angola K003730886 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [174] Zambia K003730864 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [18504] Malawi K003730859 Yes
Senderayi, E. [256] Zimbabwe K003730880 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [6540] Zambia K003730868 Yes
Merrett, L.; Ginwalla, R. [2826] Zambia K001609217 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [4059] Angola K003730887 Yes
Miller, O.B. [4320] Zimbabwe K003730882 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Rutherford-Smith, R.O.B. [7304] Zambia K003730875 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs.) [22207] Zambia K003730874 Yes
Hislop, A. [145] Zimbabwe K003730879 Yes
Miller, O.B. [8367] Zimbabwe K003730881 Yes
Pawek, J. [11098] Malawi K003730877 Yes
Best, E.B. [105] Zambia K003730869 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [4344] Zambia K003730872 Yes
Pawek, J. [14340] Malawi K003730862 Yes
Pawek, J. [14130] Malawi K003730860 Yes
Cheesman, E. [206] Zimbabwe K003730878 Yes
Hislop, A. [24] Zimbabwe K003730883 Yes
Pawek, J. [13963] Malawi K003730861 Yes
Gilliland, H.B. [1531] Zimbabwe K003730885 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0