Polygalaceae
Polygala

Polygala conosperma Bojer

First published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 4: 266 (1835)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Kenya to NE. Tanzania (incl. Zanzibar). It is a perennial or annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Tanzania

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Paiva, j. (2007). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Polygalaceae: 1-60.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Ann. Sc. Nat., sèr. 2, 4: 266 (1835)
  • Fontqueria 50: 237, t. 45/e (1998).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jex-Blake, M. (Lady) [2278] Kenya K003730441 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [624] Tanzania K003730446 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q. [3323] Kenya K003730437 Yes
Davy, B. [22707] Kenya K003730444 Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [1925] Tanzania K000231703 Type Yes
van Someren [5975] Kenya K003730440 Yes
Department, F. [100] Kenya K003730439 Yes
Luke [2943] Kenya K003730438 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [624] Tanzania K003730447 Yes
s.coll. [EAH 12997] Kenya K003730442 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [3515] Tanzania K003730448 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [[2876]] Tanzania K003730445 Yes
van Someren [3029] Kenya K003730443 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • 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