Polygalaceae
Polygala

Polygala gomesiana Welw. ex Oliv.

First published in Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 126 (1868)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Angola to W. Zambia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Zambia

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Exell, A.W. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1960). Flora Zambesiaca 1(1): 1-336. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Exell, A.W. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1960). Flora Zambesiaca 1(1): 1-336. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1977 Welw. [1032] Angola K000231698 Isotype Yes
Strid, P.A.K. [2823] Zambia K003731097 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [131] Zambia K003731095 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Chisumpa, S.M.; Nshingo, C. [16980] Zambia K003731091 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3932] Zambia K003731093 Yes
Goyder, D. J.; Gomes, A. [9062] Angola K001622455 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs.) [17491] Zambia K003731092 Yes
{E. M. van Zinderen Bakker} [901] Zambia K003731094 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [2214] Angola K003731100 Yes
Barbosa, G.; Moreno, F. [10197] Angola K003731099 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [A333] Angola K003731098 Yes
s.coll. [17] Angola K003731102 Yes
Kornas, J. [3210] Zambia K003731090 Yes
Baum, H. [371] Angola K003731101 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [131] Zambia K003731096 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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