Polygalaceae
Polygala

Polygala javana DC.

First published in Prodr. 1: 327 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is India, Sri Lanka, Jawa to Lesser Sunda Islands. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1988). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 6: 1-424. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. & De Wilde, W.J.J.O. (eds.) (1984-1989). Flora Malesiana 10: 1-748. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1988). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 6: 1-424. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 26, 1982 Cole, E.L. [4183] Sri Lanka K000592206 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 26, 1982 s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K000592208 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 26, 1982 Walker [s.n.] Sri Lanka K000592207 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K000592218 Unknown Type Material Yes
Webb, P.B. [s.n.] K000592311 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [06] Sri Lanka K000592209 Unknown Type Material Yes
Teysmann [10784] Indonesia K000592309 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K000592217 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4183] Polygala ceylanica K001038342 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4183] Polygala ceylanica K001038341 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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.
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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