Polygalaceae
Polygala

Polygala macrostigma Chodat

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 319 (1912)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is South Sudan to S. Tropical Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Paiva, j. (2007). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Polygalaceae: 1-60.
  • Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1983). Flora du Rwanda 2: 1-603. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.
  • 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): 319 (1912)
  • F.C.B. 7: 260 (1958)
  • F.Z. 1, 1: 319, t. 56/1 (1960)
  • Fontqueria 50: 202, t. 12/c, t. 38/a (1998).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1975 Kassner [2771] Congo, Republic of the K000231572 Type Yes
Eccles, D.H. [40] Malawi K003731081 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [590] Zambia K003731088 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B.; Erens, J. [637] Malawi K003731083 Yes
Synge, A.H.M. [WC258] Malawi K003731082 Yes
Brass, L.J. [17354] Malawi K003731078 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [11017] Malawi K003731070 Yes
Pawek, J. [2602] Malawi K003731073 Yes
Boane, C. [97] Mozambique K003731065 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [11496] Malawi K003731069 Yes
Brass, L.J. [16939] Malawi K003731074 Yes
Seyani, J.H.; Tawakali, E.J. [1180] Malawi K003731076 Yes
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Malawi K003731068 Yes
Sanane, M. [1154] Zambia K003731087 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Banda, E.A.; Moriarty, A. [12184] Malawi K003731084 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [11810] Malawi K003731085 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [11561] Malawi K003731075 Yes
Phillips, E.P. [1725] Malawi K003731071 Yes
Lloyd, T.H. [3] Malawi K003731072 Yes
Benson, F.M. [509] Malawi K003731080 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Rutherford-Smith, R.O.B. [7405] Zambia K003731089 Yes
Smuts, J.C. [2089] Malawi K003731086 Yes
[Archd. W. P. Johnson] [60] Mozambique K003731066 Yes
[Archdn. W. P. Johnson] [356] Mozambique K003731067 Yes
Moriarty, A. [8] Malawi K003731079 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

  • 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