Polygalaceae
Polygala

Polygala baikiei Chodat

First published in Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31(2: 2): 334 (1893)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Cameroon. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burkina, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, Togo

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 1974 Morton, J.K. [1282] Ghana K000452352 No
Jul 1, 1974 Morton, J.K. [3731] Ghana K000452351 No
Jul 1, 1974 Hall, J.B. [788] Ghana K000452350 Yes
Jul 1, 1974 Hall, J.B. [2027] Ghana K000452353 No
Summerhayes, G.V. [42] Nigeria K000452360 No
Parsons, A.C. [90] Nigeria K000452356 No
Latilo, M.G. [45850] Nigeria K000452369 No
Keay, R.W.J. [28101] Nigeria K000452365 No
Dalziel, J.M. [727] Nigeria K000452357 No
Lehf, H.V. [584] Nigeria K000452362 No
Thornton, J.J. [s.n.] Nigeria K000452355 No
Dent, J. [9] Nigeria K000452358 No
Keay, R.W.J. [28101] Nigeria K000452366 No
Barter [782] Nigeria K000231582 Unknown Type Material Yes
Meikle, R.D. [759] Nigeria K000452363 No
Adams, C.D.; Akpabla, G.K. [4188] Ghana K000452354 No
Hepper, F.N. [1395] Nigeria K000452368 No
Barter [564] Nigeria K000231581 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [37] Nigeria K000452359 No
Keay, R.W.J. [5442] Nigeria K000452361 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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