Polygalaceae
Polygala

Polygala luteoviridis Chodat

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 323 (1912)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Rwanda to E. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Paiva, j. (2007). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Polygalaceae: 1-60.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1983). Flora du Rwanda 2: 1-603. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Paiva, j. (2007). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Polygalaceae: 1-60.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1983). Flora du Rwanda 2: 1-603. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • E.J. 48 (1–2): 323 (1912)
  • F.C.B. 7: 273 (1958)
  • Fontqueria 50: 235, t. 44/g (1998).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2014 Luke, P.A.; et al. [7013] Tanzania K000966926 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Smith, P.; Chishala, C. [1907] Zambia K000966927 No
Jan 1, 2014 Luke, P.A.; et al. [9146] Tanzania K000966925 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