- Family:
- Polygalaceae Hoffmanns. & Link
Polygala Tourn. ex L.

[FTEA]
Polygalaceae, Jorge Paiva. Flora of Tropical East Africa, 2007
- Note
- A cosmopolititan genus with about 750 species, widespread mainly in tropical and subtropical regions. The genus is divided into several subgenera, but the African species belong to the subgenus Polygala, with the exception of three species from NW Africa [( P. munbyana Boiss. (Algeria and Morocco), P. webbiana Coss. (Morocco) and P. balansae Coss. (Morocco)], which belong to subgenus Chamaebuxus (DC.) Rchb. Species 1–6 belong to the section Timutua DC., 7 to Leptaleae (Chodat) Paiva, 8–32 to Blepharidium DC., 33–42 to Tetrasepalae (Chodat) Paiva, 43 to Conospermae (Chodat) Paiva, 44–47 to Chloropterae (Chodat) Paiva and 48–50 to Megatropis Paiva.
- Morphology General Habit
- Annual or perennial herbs, shrublets, shrubs, rarely small trees (or woody climbers in Madagascar)
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves usually alternate, rarely opposite or verticillate, sometimes in basal leaf-rosettes, sessile or shortly petiolate, simple, entire, usually linear to lanceolate, exstipulate
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers in several-flowered, terminal, axillary or pseudolateral racemes, secondarily spiciform or corymbiform, rarely solitary
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Sepals 5, unequal, 3 external, persistent (caducous in some American subgenera), 2 anterior (inferior) alike, free, sometimes united and 1 superior larger; 2 internal (lateral) ones larger and petaloid (wing-sepals)
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals 3(5), the 2 lateral ones usually absent or vestigial, the 2 upper ones joined at the base to the lower one (keel or carina ), keel-shaped and often fringed (crested); crest fimbriate or plurilobed, rarely without the crest
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens usually 8 (exceptionally 9–10), united into a slit tube, sometimes 6 fertile and 2 staminodes
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
- Ovary 2-locular, sessile, sometimes shortly stalked; stigma 2-branched or 2-lobed
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit a capsule, usually flattened, 2-locular, 2-seeded, usually winged
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds often hairy, with a silky indumentum, rarely glabrous or with glochidiate hairs, usually with a 3-lobed or 3-branched caruncle, often with 3 membranous appendages.
[FSOM]
M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Morphology General Habit
- Herbs, shrublets, shrubs or small trees
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Flowers in racemes, subtended by a bract and 2 bracteoles
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers papilionaceous
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Sepals 5, the 2 lateral inner ones (wings) larger than the others and petaloid, the 2 lower ones sometimes connate
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals 3(–5), joined, the lowermost one forming a keel, usually with a fringed appendage at the tip
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens usually 6 or 8
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
- Ovary 2-locular
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule flattened, 2-seeded
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds usually silky-hairy and with a 2–3-lobed caruncle, lobes often with tips expanded into appendages.
- Distribution
- Over 600 species, almost cosmopolitan.
[FZ]
Polygalaceae, A. W. Exell. Flora Zambesiaca 1:1. 1960
- Morphology General Habit
- Shrubs, shrublets or perennial or annual herbs.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves alternate (in our species) and very shortly petiolate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers zygomoric, papilionaceous, in terminal or lateral racemes or rarely solitary.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Sepals unequal, the three outer ones usually sepaloid and the two inner ones (wings) larger and petaloid, all free or the two anterior ones united.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals 3 (5) the lowest forming the carina (usually crested), the two lateral ones usually vestigial or absent, the two upper ones joined at the base to the carina.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium
- Stamens 8 (rarely 9, 4 or 5) sometimes only 6 fertile with 2 staminodes, monadelphous.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
- Ovary 2-locular.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule flattened, 2-locular, 2-seeded.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds usually with a caruncle and with a silky indumentum (rarely glabrous or with glochidiate hairs).
Native to:
Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Bahamas, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burundi, Buryatiya, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Central African Repu, Central European Rus, Chad, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colombia, Colorado, Comoros, Congo, Connecticut, Corse, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, Florida, France, Free State, French Guiana, Føroyar, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf States, Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Illinois, India, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuwait, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Libya, Louisiana, Madagascar, Maine, Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Maluku, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russi, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Northwest European R, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oman, Ontario, Pakistan, Palestine, Panamá, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Puerto Rico, Qinghai, Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Rwanda, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sicilia, Sierra Leone, Sinai, Socotra, Solomon Is., Somalia, South Australia, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russi, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Tuva, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Utah, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Western Australia, Windward Is., Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced into:
Bismarck Archipelago, California, Cook Is., Fiji, Gilbert Is., Hawaii, Marianas, Marquesas, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Norfolk Is., Oregon, Réunion, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., St.Helena, Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Is., Washington
- Polygala abreui Marques & J.F.B.Pastore
- Polygala abyssinica R.Br. ex Fresen.
- Polygala acarnanica (Chodat) Kouharov & A.V.Petrova
- Polygala acicularis Oliv.
- Polygala adamsonii Exell
- Polygala adenophora DC.
- Polygala adenophylla A.St.-Hil. & Moq.
- Polygala affinis DC.
- Polygala afra Paiva
- Polygala africana Chodat
- Polygala alba Nutt.
- Polygala albida Schinz
- Polygala albowii Kem.-Nath.
- Polygala alpestris Rchb.
- Polygala alpicola Rupr.
- Polygala alpina (DC.) Steud.
- Polygala altomontana Lüdtke, Boldrini & Miotto
- Polygala amara L.
- Polygala amarella Crantz
- Polygala amatymbica Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Polygala amboniensis Gürke
- Polygala amphothrix S.F.Blake
- Polygala anatolica Boiss. & Heldr.
- Polygala andensis Chodat
- Polygala anderssonii B.L.Rob.
- Polygala andringitrensis Paiva
- Polygala angolensis Chodat
- Polygala ankaratrensis H.Perrier
- Polygala annectens S.F.Blake
- Polygala antunesii Gürke
- Polygala aparinoides Hook. & Arn.
- Polygala aphylla A.W.Benn.
- Polygala apiculata Huter, Porta & Rigo
- Polygala apodanthera S.F.Blake
- Polygala apparicioi Brade
- Polygala appendiculata Vell.
- Polygala appressa Benth.
- Polygala appressipilis S.F.Blake
- Polygala arcuata Hayata
- Polygala arenaria Willd.
- Polygala arenicola Gürke
- Polygala argentea Thulin
- Polygala argentinensis Chodat
- Polygala arillata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
- Polygala arvensis Willd.
- Polygala arvicola Bojer
- Polygala asbestina Burch.
- Polygala aschersoniana Chodat
- Polygala aspalatha L.
- Polygala asperuloides Kunth
- Polygala atacorensis Jacq.-Fél.
- Polygala atropurpurea A.St.-Hil. & Moq.
- Polygala australis A.W.Benn.
- Polygala azizsancarii Dönmez
- Polygala baetica Willk.
- Polygala baikiei Chodat
- Polygala bakeriana Chodat
- Polygala balduinii Nutt.
- Polygala barbata R.A.Kerrigan
- Polygala barbellata S.K.Chen
- Polygala bariensis Thulin
- Polygala barklyensis R.A.Kerrigan
- Polygala baumii Gürke
- Polygala bawanglingensis F.W.Xing & Z.X.Li
- Polygala berlandieri S.Watson
- Polygala bevilacquae Marques
- Polygala bifoliata R.A.Kerrigan
- Polygala biformipilis S.F.Blake
- Polygala birmanica Chodat
- Polygala blakeana Steyerm.
- Polygala bocainensis Brade
- Polygala boissieri Coss.
- Polygala bolbothrix Dunn
- Polygala boliviensis A.W.Benn.
- Polygala bomiensis S.K.Chen & J.Parn.
- Polygala bonariensis Grondona
- Polygala bowkerae Harv.
- Polygala boykinii Nutt.
- Polygala brachyanthema S.F.Blake
- Polygala brachyphylla Chodat
- Polygala brachyptera Griseb.
- Polygala brachysepala S.F.Blake
- Polygala brachytropis S.F.Blake
- Polygala bracteata A.W.Benn.
- Polygala bracteolata L.
- Polygala brandegeeana Chodat
- Polygala brasiliensis L.
- Polygala brevialata Chodat
- Polygala brevifolia Nutt.
- Polygala britteniana Chodat
- Polygala bryoides A.St.-Hil. & Moq.
- Polygala butyracea Heckel
- Polygala buxiformis Hassk.
- Polygala caerulescens S.F.Blake
- Polygala calcarea F.W.Schultz
- Polygala callispora Chodat
- Polygala campestris Gardner
- Polygala canaliculata R.A.Kerrigan
- Polygala capillaris E.Mey. ex Harv.
- Polygala cardiocarpa Kurz
- Polygala carnosa Mukerjee
- Polygala carnosicaulis W.H.Chen & Y.M.Shui
- Polygala carphoides Chodat
- Polygala carueliana (Burnat ex A.W.Benn.) Caruel
- Polygala caucasica Rupr.
- Polygala caudata Rehder & E.H.Wilson
- Polygala ceciliana Marques & J.F.B.Pastore
- Polygala celosioides Mart. ex A.W.Benn.
- Polygala chamaecyparis Chodat
- Polygala chapadensis Chodat ex Grondona
- Polygala chapmanii Torr. & A.Gray
- Polygala chiapensis S.F.Blake
- Polygala chinensis L.
- Polygala cisandina Chodat
- Polygala citrina Thulin
- Polygala claessensii Chodat
- Polygala clavistyla R.A.Kerrigan
- Polygala cneorum A.St.-Hil. & Moq.
- Polygala comosa Schkuhr
- Polygala compacta Rose
- Polygala compressa H.Perrier
- Polygala conferta A.W.Benn.
- Polygala conosperma Bojer
- Polygala conzattii Rose
- Polygala coralliformis R.A.Kerrigan
- Polygala coriacea A.St.-Hil. & Moq.
- Polygala coridifolia C.Presl
- Polygala corifolia Triana & Planch.
- Polygala corralitae Tombesi & R.Kiesling
- Polygala crassitesta R.A.Kerrigan
- Polygala crenata C.W.James
- Polygala cretacea Kotov
- Polygala crinita Chodat
- Polygala crista-galli Chodat
- Polygala cristata P.Taylor
- Polygala crotalarioides Buch.-Ham. ex DC.
- Polygala crucianelloides DC.
- Polygala cruciata L.
- Polygala curtissii A.Gray
- Polygala cuspidata DC.
- Polygala cuspidulata S.F.Blake
- Polygala cymosa Walter
- Polygala cyparissias A.St.-Hil. & Moq.
- Polygala dasanensis Thulin
- Polygala dasyphylla Levyns
- Polygala decidua S.F.Blake
- Polygala declinata (Harv.) Paiva
- Polygala deflorata Chodat
- Polygala densifolia A.St.-Hil. & Moq.
- Polygala densiracemosa Lüdtke & Miotto
- Polygala dependens R.A.Kerrigan
- Polygala desiderata Speg.
- Polygala dewevrei Exell
- Polygala dhofarica Baker
- Polygala didyma C.Y.Wu
- Polygala difficilis R.A.Kerrigan
- Polygala dimorphotricha R.A.Kerrigan
- Polygala dispar Ghaz.
- Polygala distans A.St.-Hil. & Moq.
- Polygala doerfleri Hayek
- Polygala dolichocarpa S.F.Blake
- Polygala duarteana A.St.-Hil. & Moq.
- Polygala dunniana H.Lév.
- Polygala edmundii Chodat
- Polygala effusa Paiva & Thulin
- Polygala ehlersii Gürke
- Polygala elegans Royle
- Polygala eminensis Baker
- Polygala engleri Chodat
- Polygala engleriana Buscal. & Muschl.
- Polygala ephedroides Burch.
- Polygala equisetoides A.St.-Hil. & Moq.
- Polygala ericifolia DC.
- Polygala eriocephala F.Muell. ex Benth.
- Polygala erioptera DC.
- Polygala erlangeri Gürke ex Chodat
- Polygala erubescens E.Mey. ex Chodat
- Polygala evolvulacea Barneby
- Polygala exelliana Troupin
- Polygala exilis DC.
- Polygala exserta S.F.Blake
- Polygala exsquarrosa Adema
- Polygala fallax Hemsl.
- Polygala fendleri Chodat
- Polygala fernandesiana Paiva
- Polygala filicaulis Baill.
- Polygala flavescens DC.
- Polygala fontellana Marques & A.C.A.Aguiar
- Polygala forojulensis A.Kern.
- Polygala fragilis Paiva
- Polygala franchetii Chodat
- Polygala francisci Exell
- Polygala fruticosa P.J.Bergius
- Polygala furcata Royle
- Polygala gabrielae Domin
- Polygala galapageia Hook.f.
- Polygala galeocephala R.A.Kerrigan
- Polygala galeottii Chodat
- Polygala galioides Poir.
- Polygala ganguelensis Exell & Mendonça
- Polygala garcini DC.
- Polygala gawenensis Thulin
- Polygala gayi A.W.Benn.
- Polygala gazensis Baker f.
- Polygala geniculata R.A.Kerrigan
- Polygala gerrardii Chodat
- Polygala gilletiana E.Petit
- Polygala gillettii Paiva
- Polygala glaucifolia R.A.Kerrigan
- Polygala glaucoides L.
- Polygala glaziowii Chodat
- Polygala globulifera Dunn
- Polygala glochidiata Kunth
- Polygala gnidioides Willd.
- Polygala goetzei Gürke
- Polygala gomesiana Welw. ex Oliv.
- Polygala gondarensis Chiov.
- Polygala gossweileri Exell & Mendonça
- Polygala goudahensis Paiva
- Polygala gracilenta Burtt Davy
- Polygala gracilipes Harv.
- Polygala gracillima S.Watson
- Polygala grandidieri Baill.
- Polygala grazielae Marques
- Polygala greveana Baill.
- Polygala grossheimii Kem.-Nath.
- Polygala guaranitica Chodat
- Polygala guerichiana Engl.
- Polygala guineensis Willd.
- Polygala guneri Yild.
- Polygala gymnoclada MacOwan
- Polygala gypsophila Thulin
- Polygala hainanensis Chun & F.C.How
- Polygala hamarensis Thulin & Raimondo
- Polygala harleyi Marques
- Polygala hecatantha Urb.
- Polygala helenae Greuter
- Polygala hemipterocarpa A.Gray
- Polygala herbiola A.St.-Hil. & Moq.
- Polygala heterantha H.Perrier
- Polygala hickeniana Grondona
- Polygala hieronymi Chodat
- Polygala hildebrandtii Baill.
- Polygala hintonii S.F.Blake
- Polygala hirsutula Arn.
- Polygala hispida Burch. ex DC.
- Polygala hohenackeriana Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
- Polygala homblei Exell
- Polygala hongkongensis Hemsl.
- Polygala hookeri Torr. & A.Gray
- Polygala hottentotta C.Presl
- Polygala houtboshiana Chodat
- Polygala huillensis Welw. ex Oliv.
- Polygala humbertii H.Perrier
- Polygala humifusa Paiva
- Polygala hygrophila Kunth
- Polygala illepida E.Mey. ex Harv.
- Polygala × ilseana Graebn.
- Polygala inaequiloba Turcz.
- Polygala incarnata L.
- Polygala inexpectata Pesmen & Erik
- Polygala integra R.A.Kerrigan
- Polygala irregularis Boiss.
- Polygala irwinii Wurdack
- Polygala isaloensis H.Perrier
- Polygala isingii Pedley
- Polygala isocarpa Chodat
- Polygala jacobii Chandrab.
- Polygala jamaicensis Chodat
- Polygala japonica Houtt.
- Polygala javana DC.
- Polygala jefensis W.H.Lewis
- Polygala judithea J.F.B.Pastore
- Polygala jujuyensis Grondona
- Polygala juncea A.St.-Hil. & Moq.
- Polygala kajii Paiva
- Polygala kalaboensis Paiva
- Polygala kalaxariensis Schinz
- Polygala kalunga J.F.B.Pastore
- Polygala karensium Kurz
- Polygala kasikensis Exell
- Polygala khasiana Hassk.
- Polygala kilimandjarica Chodat
- Polygala kimberleyensis R.A.Kerrigan
- Polygala koi Merr.
- Polygala × kotovii Val.N.Tikhom.
- Polygala kradungensis H.Koyama
- Polygala krumanina Burch. ex Ficalho & Hiern
- Polygala kurdica C.C.Towns.
- Polygala kuriensis A.G.Mill.
- Polygala kurtzii A.W.Benn.
- Polygala kyoukmyoungensis Mukerjee
- Polygala labatii Wahlert, G.E.Schatz & Phillipson
- Polygala lactiflora Paiva & Brummitt
- Polygala lancifolia A.St.-Hil. & Moq.
- Polygala langebergensis Levyns
- Polygala lasiosepala Levyns
- Polygala latistyla Pendry
- Polygala latouchei Franch.
- Polygala laxifolia Exell
- Polygala lecardii Chodat
- Polygala leendertziae Burtt Davy
- Polygala lehmanniana Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Polygala leptophylla Burch.
- Polygala leptosperma Chodat
- Polygala leptostachys Shuttlew. ex A.Gray
- Polygala leucantha A.W.Benn.
- Polygala leucothyrsa Woronow
- Polygala levynsiana Paiva
- Polygala lewtonii Small
- Polygala lhunzeensis C.Y.Wu & S.K.Chen
- Polygala lijiangensis C.Y.Wu & S.K.Chen
- Polygala limae Exell
- Polygala linoides Poir.
- Polygala loanzensis Exell
- Polygala longeracemosa H.Perrier
- Polygala longicaulis Kunth
- Polygala longifolia Poir.
- Polygala longiloba S.F.Blake
- Polygala longipes S.F.Blake
- Polygala lozanii Rose
- Polygala ludwigiana Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Polygala luenensis Paiva
- Polygala lusitanica Welw. ex Chodat
- Polygala lutea L.
- Polygala luteoviridis Chodat
- Polygala lycopodioides Chodat
- Polygala lysimachiifolia Chodat
- Polygala macowaniana Paiva
- Polygala macrobotrya Domin
- Polygala macrolophos Hassk.
- Polygala macroptera DC.
- Polygala macrostigma Chodat
- Polygala magdalenae Brandegee
- Polygala major Jacq.
- Polygala makaschwilii Kem.-Nath.
- Polygala malesiana Adema
- Polygala malmeana Chodat
- Polygala mandonii Chodat
- Polygala mandrarensis Phillipson & G.E.Schatz
- Polygala marensis Burtt Davy
- Polygala mariamae Tamamsch.
- Polygala mariana Mill.
- Polygala mascatensis Boiss.
- Polygala mathusiana Chodat
- Polygala matogrossensis J.F.B.Pastore
- Polygala mcvaughii T.Wendt
- Polygala melilotoides Chodat
- Polygala membranacea (Miq.) Görts
- Polygala mendoncae E.Petit
- Polygala meonantha Chodat
- Polygala meridionalis Levyns
- Polygala messambuziensis Paiva
- Polygala mexicana Moc. ex Cav.
- Polygala microlopha Burch. ex DC.
- Polygala microphylla L.
- Polygala microspora S.F.Blake
- Polygala microtricha S.F.Blake
- Polygala millspaughiana Paiva
- Polygala minarum J.F.B.Pastore
- Polygala minuta Paiva
- Polygala misella Bernardi
- Polygala moggii Raffaelli, Mosti & Tardelli
- Polygala molluginifolia A.St.-Hil. & Moq.
- Polygala monosperma A.W.Benn.
- Polygala monspeliaca L.
- Polygala mooneyi M.G.Gilbert
- Polygala moquiniana A.St.-Hil. & Moq.
- Polygala mossamedensis Paiva
- Polygala mossii Exell
- Polygala multicaulis Tausch
- Polygala multiceps Mart. ex A.W.Benn.
- Polygala multiflora Poir.
- Polygala multifurcata Mildbr.
- Polygala muratii Jacq.-Fél.
- Polygala myriantha Chodat
- Polygala myrtifolia L.
- Polygala myrtillopsis Welw. ex Oliv.
- Polygala nambalensis Gürke
- Polygala nana (Michx.) DC.
- Polygala nathadzeae A.I.Kuth.
- Polygala nematocaulis Levyns
- Polygala nematophylla Exell
- Polygala nemoralis A.W.Benn.
- Polygala neurocarpa Brandegee
- Polygala nicaeensis Risso ex W.D.J.Koch
- Polygala nikeliophila Marques & J.F.B.Pastore
- Polygala nodiflora Chodat
- Polygala northropiana R.N.Banerjee
- Polygala nudicaulis A.W.Benn.
- Polygala nuttallii Torr. & A.Gray
- Polygala nyikensis Exell
- Polygala oaxacana Chodat
- Polygala obliqua Pendry
- Polygala obovata A.St.-Hil. & Moq.
- Polygala obtusissima Hochst. ex Chodat
- Polygala obversa R.A.Kerrigan
- Polygala oedipus Speg.
- Polygala oedophylla S.F.Blake
- Polygala ohlendorfiana Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Polygala oligosperma C.Y.Wu
- Polygala oliveriana Exell & Mendonça
- Polygala omissa Bal.-Tul. & P.Herrera
- Polygala oophylla S.F.Blake
- Polygala ophiura Chodat
- Polygala orbicularis Benth.
- Polygala oreophila Speg.
- Polygala oreotrephes B.L.Burtt
- Polygala padulae Arrigoni
- Polygala pallida E.Mey. ex Harv.
- Polygala paludicola Gürke
- Polygala panamensis Chodat
- Polygala paniculata L.
- Polygala papilionacea Boiss.
- Polygala pappeana Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Polygala papuana (Steenis) Meijden
- Polygala parkeri Levyns
- Polygala parrasana Brandegee
- Polygala parviloba R.A.Kerrigan
- Polygala patagonica Phil.
- Polygala patens J.F.B.Pastore & Marques
- Polygala × pawlowskii Rothm.
- Polygala pearcei A.W.Benn.
- Polygala pedemontana E.P.Perrier & B.Verl.
- Polygala pedicellata S.F.Blake
- Polygala peduncularis Burch. ex DC.
- Polygala pellucida Lace
- Polygala pendulina R.A.Kerrigan
- Polygala pennellii S.F.Blake
- Polygala peplis Baill.
- Polygala perdurans Pendry
- Polygala perennis S.F.Blake
- Polygala perrieri Paiva
- Polygala persicariifolia DC.
- Polygala persistens A.W.Benn.
- Polygala peruviana A.W.Benn.
- Polygala peshmenii Eren, Parolly, Raus & Kürschner
- Polygala petitiana A.Rich.
- Polygala petrophila R.A.Kerrigan
- Polygala phoenicistes S.F.Blake
- Polygala plagioptera Linden & Planch.
- Polygala platyptera Bornm. & Gauba
- Polygala poaya Mart.
- Polygala poggei Gürke
- Polygala polifolia C.Presl
- Polygala polyedra Brandegee
- Polygala polygama Walter
- Polygala pottebergensis Levyns
- Polygala praecox R.A.Kerrigan
- Polygala praetermissa Thulin
- Polygala praticola Chodat
- Polygala preslii Spreng.
- Polygala producta N.E.Br.
- Polygala pruinosa Boiss.
- Polygala pseudoalpestris (Gren.) Dalla Torre & Sarnth.
- Polygala pseudocoelosioides Chodat
- Polygala pseudocoriacea Chodat
- Polygala pseudoerica A.St.-Hil. & Moq.
- Polygala pseudogarcini Chodat
- Polygala pseudohospita (Tamamsch.) Tamamsch.
- Polygala pseudovariabilis Chodat
- Polygala pterocarpa R.A.Kerrigan
- Polygala pterocarya Chodat
- Polygala pteropoda H.Perrier
- Polygala pubiflora Burch. ex DC.
- Polygala pulchella A.St.-Hil. & Moq.
- Polygala pumila Norlind
- Polygala punctata A.W.Benn.
- Polygala pungens Burch.
- Polygala pycnantha R.A.Kerrigan
- Polygala pyroloides Gagnep.
- Polygala quitensis Turcz.
- Polygala raddiana A.St.-Hil. & Moq.
- Polygala ramosa Elliott
- Polygala rarifolia DC.
- Polygala rausiana U.Raabe, Kit Tan, Iatroú, Vold & Parolly
- Polygala recognita Chodat
- Polygala refracta Burch. ex DC.
- Polygala regnellii Chodat
- Polygala rehmannii Chodat
- Polygala reinii Franch. & Sav.
- Polygala remota A.W.Benn.
- Polygala resedoides A.St.-Hil.
- Polygala resendeana Paiva
- Polygala resinosa S.K.Chen
- Polygala retamoides (H.Perrier) Wahlert, Phillipson & G.E.Schatz
- Polygala retiefiana Paiva & Figueiredo
- Polygala retifolia S.F.Blake
- Polygala revoluta Gardner
- Polygala rhinanthoides Sol. ex Benth.
- Polygala rhinostigma Chodat
- Polygala rhynchocarpa R.A.Kerrigan
- Polygala rhynchosperma S.F.Blake
- Polygala rhysocarpa S.F.Blake
- Polygala rigens Burch.
- Polygala rigida A.St.-Hil. & Moq.
- Polygala riograndensis Lüdtke & Miotto
- Polygala rivularis Gürke
- Polygala robsonii Exell
- Polygala robusta Gürke
- Polygala rodrigueana Paiva
- Polygala rojasii Chodat
- Polygala rosea Desf.
- Polygala rosei Hicken
- Polygala rosmarinifolia Wight & Arn.
- Polygala rossica Kem.-Nath.
- Polygala rostrata Chodat
- Polygala roubienna A.St.-Hil. & Moq.
- Polygala rugelii Shuttlew. ex A.Gray
- Polygala rupestris Pourr.
- Polygala rupicola Hochst. & Steud. ex A.Rich.
- Polygala russelliana S.F.Blake
- Polygala ruwenzoriensis Chodat
- Polygala sabuletorum Skottsb.
- Polygala saccopetala R.A.Kerrigan
- Polygala sadebeckiana Gürke
- Polygala saginoides Griseb.
- Polygala salasiana Gay
- Polygala salviniana A.W.Benn.
- Polygala sanariapoana Steyerm.
- Polygala sancti-georgii L.Riley
- Polygala sanguinea L.
- Polygala sansibarensis Gürke
- Polygala santacruzensis Grondona
- Polygala santanderensis Killip & Steyerm.
- Polygala saprophytica Chodat ex Grondona
- Polygala sardoa Chodat
- Polygala savannarum Chodat
- Polygala saxicola Dunn
- Polygala schinziana Chodat
- Polygala schirvanica Grossh.
- Polygala schoenlankii O.Hoffm. & Hildebr.
- Polygala schweinfurthii Chodat
- Polygala scoparia Kunth
- Polygala scoparioides Chodat
- Polygala scorpioides R.A.Kerrigan
- Polygala sedoides A.W.Benn.
- Polygala sekhukhuniensis Retief, S.J.Siebert & A.E.van Wyk
- Polygala selaginoides A.W.Benn.
- Polygala seleri Chodat
- Polygala sellowiana A.St.-Hil. & Moq.
- Polygala semialata S.Watson
- Polygala seminuda Harv.
- Polygala senega L.
- Polygala senensis Klotzsch
- Polygala septentrionalis Troupin
- Polygala sericea A.W.Benn.
- Polygala serpentaria Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Polygala serpyllifolia Hosé
- Polygala setacea Michx.
- Polygala sfikasiana Kit Tan
- Polygala shinnersii W.H.Lewis
- Polygala sibirica L.
- Polygala sinaica Botsch.
- Polygala sinaloae S.F.Blake
- Polygala sincorensis Chodat
- Polygala sinisica Arrigoni
- Polygala sipapoana Wurdack
- Polygala × skrivanekii Podp.
- Polygala smallii R.R.Sm. & D.B.Ward
- Polygala solieri Gay
- Polygala somaliensis Baker
- Polygala sophiae Kem.-Nath.
- Polygala sosnowskyi Kem.-Nath.
- Polygala sparsiflora Oliv.
- Polygala spathulata Griseb.
- Polygala sphaerocephala Chodat
- Polygala sphenoptera Fresen.
- Polygala spicata Chodat
- Polygala spinescens Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.
- Polygala spruceana A.W.Benn.
- Polygala squamifolia C.Wright ex Griseb.
- Polygala stenocarpa S.F.Blake
- Polygala stenoclada Benth.
- Polygala stenopetala Klotzsch
- Polygala stenophylla A.Gray
- Polygala stenosepala (Benth.) R.A.Kerrigan
- Polygala stephaniana Marques
- Polygala steudneri Chodat
- Polygala stocksiana Boiss.
- Polygala stricta A.St.-Hil. & Moq.
- Polygala suanica Tamamsch.
- Polygala subalata S.Watson
- Polygala subandina Phil.
- Polygala subdioica H.Perrier
- Polygala subopposita S.K.Chen
- Polygala subtilis Kunth
- Polygala subuniflora Boiss. & Heldr.
- Polygala subverticillata Chodat
- Polygala succulenta R.A.Kerrigan
- Polygala suganumae J.F.B.Pastore & Marques
- Polygala sumatrana Miq.
- Polygala supina Schreb.
- Polygala tacianae J.F.B.Pastore & Harley
- Polygala tamamschaniae V.I.Dorof.
- Polygala tamariscea Mart. ex A.W.Benn.
- Polygala tatarinowii Regel
- Polygala telephium Chodat
- Polygala tellezii T.Wendt
- Polygala tenuicaulis Hook.f.
- Polygala tenuifolia Willd.
- Polygala tenuis DC.
- Polygala tenuissima Chodat
- Polygala tepperi F.Muell.
- Polygala teretifolia L.f.
- Polygala thunbergii DC.
- Polygala timoutoides Chodat
- Polygala timoutou Aubl.
- Polygala tinctoria Vahl
- Polygala tisserantii Jacq.-Fél.
- Polygala tonkinensis Chodat
- Polygala torrei Exell
- Polygala transcaucasica Tamamsch.
- Polygala transvaalensis Chodat
- Polygala tricholopha Chodat
- Polygala trichoptera Chodat
- Polygala trichosperma Jacq.
- Polygala triflora L.
- Polygala trifurcata Chodat
- Polygala triquetra C.Presl
- Polygala tuberculata Chodat
- Polygala turcica Dönmez & Ugurlu
- Polygala turgida Rose
- Polygala umbellata L.
- Polygala umbonata Craib
- Polygala uncinata E.Mey. ex Meisn.
- Polygala urartu Tamamsch.
- Polygala usafuensis Gürke
- Polygala validiflora R.A.Kerrigan
- Polygala veadeiroensis J.F.B.Pastore
- Polygala velata S.F.Blake
- Polygala venenosa Juss. ex Poir.
- Polygala ventanensis Grondona
- Polygala venulosa Sm.
- Polygala vergrandis W.H.Lewis
- Polygala verticillata L.
- Polygala vilcabambae B.Eriksen & B.Ståhl
- Polygala virgata Thunb.
- Polygala viridis S.Watson
- Polygala vittata Paiva
- Polygala vollii Brade
- Polygala vulgaris L.
- Polygala watsonii Chodat
- Polygala wattersii Hance
- Polygala weberbaueri Chodat
- Polygala welwitschii Chodat
- Polygala wenxianensis Y.S.Zhou & Z.X.Peng
- Polygala westii Exell
- Polygala wettsteinii Chodat
- Polygala wightiana Wall. ex Wight & Arn.
- Polygala williamsii Böcher, Hjert. & Rahn
- Polygala wilmsii Chodat
- Polygala wilsonii Small
- Polygala wittebergensis Compton
- Polygala wittei Exell
- Polygala woodii Chodat
- Polygala wurdackiana W.H.Lewis
- Polygala wuzhishanensis S.K.Chen & J.Parn.
- Polygala xanthina Chodat
- Polygala xanti A.Gray
- Polygala yemenica Chodat
- Polygala youngii Exell
- Polygala zambesiaca Paiva
Polygala Tourn. ex L. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 1, 1990 | Harley, R.M. [25812], Brazil | K001133800 | Yes | ||
Collenette [2351], Malaysia | 54047.000 | No | |||
Rico, L. [1290], Bolivia | K000295038 | No | |||
Rico, L. [1738], Armenia | K000297302 | No | |||
Rico, L. [2039], Mexico | K000266010 | No | |||
Christenhuis, M.J.M. [6815], Romania | K000696728 | No | |||
Prance, G.T. [P/25047], Brazil | K001133785 | Yes | |||
Prance, G.T. [2467], Brazil | K001133794 | Yes | |||
Giulietti, A.M. [1265], Brazil | K001133803 | Yes | |||
Stannard, B. [PCD5533], Brazil | K001133804 | Yes | |||
Harley, R.M. [15026], Brazil | K001133806 | Yes | |||
Pirani, J.R. [1874], Brazil | K001133788 | Yes | |||
Bau, B.B. [LAE 88471], New Guinea | K000764369 | No | |||
Giulietti, A.M. [3251], Brazil | K001133792 | Yes | |||
Eiten, G. [10081], Brazil | K001133781 | Yes | |||
Brooks, R.R. [535], Brazil | K001133796 | Yes | |||
Rico, L. [1735], Armenia | K000297307 | No | |||
Irwin, H.S. [34760], Brazil | K001133805 | Yes | |||
Lüdtke, R. [122], Brazil | K001133799 | Yes | |||
Prance, G.T. [8473], Brazil | K001133809 | Yes | |||
Hatschbach, G. [36334], Brazil | K001133789 | Yes | |||
Mueller, F. [419], Brazil | K001133782 | Yes | |||
Maitland, T.D. [1397], Cameroon | K000106224 | No | |||
Brunt, M.A. [554], Cameroon | K000106228 | No | |||
Coradin, L. [6105], Brazil | K001133801 | Yes | |||
Lewis, G.P. [886], Brazil | K001130003 | Yes | |||
Harley, R.M. [54869], Brazil | K001133807 | Yes | |||
Rico, L. [2265], Syria | K000764209 | No | |||
Brooks, R.R. [503], Brazil | K001133797 | Yes | |||
Rico, L. [1602], Bolivia | K000295222 | No | |||
Rico, L. [1419], Bolivia | K000295407 | No | |||
Giulietti, A.M. [1556], Brazil | K001133786 | Yes | |||
Forzza, R.C. [2792], Brazil | K001133798 | Yes | |||
Lucas, E.J. [587], Brazil | K001130007 | Yes | |||
Prance, G.T. [25028], Brazil | K001133784 | Yes | |||
Eiten, G. [6187], Brazil | K001133787 | Yes | |||
Gasson, P. [6055], Brazil | K001133783 | Yes | |||
Rico, L. [1590], Bolivia | K000295202 | No | |||
Irwin, H.S. [32707], Brazil | K001133790 | Yes | |||
Forzza, R.C. [3004], Brazil | K001133793 | Yes | |||
Martius [1191], Brazil | K001133791 | Yes | |||
Rico, L. [1795], Armenia | K000297290 | No | |||
Harley, R. [PCD3281], Brazil | K001133802 | Yes | |||
Labat, J.N. [3632], Madagascar | K001208116 | No | |||
Harley, R.M. [25698a], Brazil | K001133808 | Yes | |||
Figueiredo, C. [946], Brazil | K001133795 | Yes |
First published in Sp. Pl.: 701 (1753)
Accepted by
- Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.
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