Polygalaceae
Polygala
Polygala albida

Polygala albida subsp. stanleyana (Chodat) Paiva

First published in Fontqueria 50: 191 (1998)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Nigeria to Ethiopia and Namibia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Polygalaceae, Jorge Paiva. Flora of Tropical East Africa, 2007

Type
Type: Angola, Massumba, Pogge 28 (B†, syn.); Angola, Pungo Andongo, Welwitsch 1015 (B†, pro parte, syn.); Angola, Pungo Andongo, Welwitsch 1017 (B†, syn.; BM!, neo.; LISU!, isoneo.)
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Racemes usually lax
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Posterior sepal 2.5–3.5 mm long; wing sepals 4–5.5(–6) × 3.5–4.5 mm; anterior sepals 2–2.5 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule elliptic in outline, 3.5–4 × 3.5 mm, narrowly winged (wing up to 0.5 mm wide)
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds elliptic in outline, 3.5–4 × 1.3–1.5 mm, with hairs 0.5–1 mm long
Figures
Fig 6: 2, p 13
Ecology
Woodland, grassland, cultivated ground and road-sides; 500–2300 m
Distribution
Range: Tropical Africa, from Tropic of Cancer to Namibia and Mozambique Flora districts: U1 U2 U3 U4 K2 K3 K4 K5 K6 T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8
[FTEA]

Polygalaceae, Hutchinson and Dalziel. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:1. 1954

Morphology General Habit
Herb, to 11/2 ft. high
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals mauve-pink
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals white.
[FWTA]

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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