Polygala antillensis Chodat

First published in Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31(2: 2): 38 (1893)
This name is a synonym of Hebecarpa costaricensis

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192. [Cited as Polygala americana.]
  • Humphreys, A.M., Govaerts, R., Ficinski, S.Z., Nic Lughadha, E. & Vorontsova, M.S. (2019). Global dataset shows geography and life form predict modern plant extinction and rediscovery. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3: 1043-1047. [Cited as Hebecarpa costaricensis.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Sastre, C. (1978). Plantes menacées de Guadeloupe et de Martinique. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Sér. 3, Botanique 519: 65-93. [Cited as Polygala antillensis.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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