Polygalaceae

Comesperma Labill.

First published in Nov. Holl. Pl. 2: 21 (1806)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Australia.

Distribution

Native to:

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Brown, R. [4989] Australia K001392287 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K001392299 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [148] Australia K001392292 Unknown Type Material Yes
Christenhusz, M.J.M. [6963] Australia K000696906 No
Lunningham, A. [s.n.] Australia K001081931 Type Yes

Sources

  • 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.

  • 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