Polygalaceae
Polygala

Polygala guineensis Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 882 (1802)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burkina, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Togo

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Chev. Fl. Viv. 1: 271.
  • Chodat Monogr. Polygal. 371
  • —F.T.A. 1: 132

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1972 Geerling, C.; Bokdam, J. [1362] Cote d'Ivoire K000453341 No
Morton, J.K. [25175] Ghana K000453353 No
Irvine, F.R. [1762] Ghana K000453346 No
Irvine, F.R. [459] Ghana K000453347 No
Morton, J.K. [3291] Ghana K000453351 No
Warnecke [225] Togo K000453357 No
Oldeman, R.A.A. [340] Cote d'Ivoire K000453340 No
Adams, C.D. [4415] Ghana K000453350 No
Dalziel, J.M. [128] Ghana K000453344 No
Adams, C.D. [3422] Ghana K000453354 No
Ansell [223] Ghana K000453348 No
Adams, C.D. [4011] Ghana K000453355 No
Chevalier, A.J.B. [22168] Cote d'Ivoire K000453342 No
Rose Innes, R. [30120] Ghana K000453356 No
Ansell [s.n.] Ghana K000453349 No
Barter, C. [1556] Nigeria K000453358 No
Dalziel, J.M. [128] Ghana K000453345 No
Morton, J.K. [2695] Ghana K000453343 No
Morton, J.K. [903] Ghana K000453352 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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