Polygalaceae
Polygala

Polygala producta N.E.Br.

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 142 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Flora Zambesiaca 3(1): 1-153. 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. & Paiva, J. (2013). A checklist of Polygala (Polygalaceae) in the Flora of Southern Africa region with notes on types. Phytotaxa 155: 1-22.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. 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. & Paiva, J. (2013). A checklist of Polygala (Polygalaceae) in the Flora of Southern Africa region with notes on types. Phytotaxa 155: 1-22.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. 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 Galpin, E.E. [844] South Africa K000231801 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Rehmann, A. [4565] South Africa K000231802 Type Yes
J. F. la [Clair] [5069] Eswatini K002726745 Yes
Tyson [2741] South Africa K002726737 Yes
Moll, E.J.; Pooley, E.S. [4216] South Africa K002726741 Yes
Sutherland [s.n.] South Africa K002726743 Yes
Wood, J.M. [1171] South Africa K001651213 Yes
Zeyher [57] South Africa K002726735 Yes
Pooley, E.S. [2004] South Africa K002726742 Yes
Balkwill, K.; Balkwill, M.; Cron, G.V. [9102] South Africa K002726715 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [13331] South Africa K002726732 Yes
Immelman, K.L. [204] South Africa K002726727 Yes
Junod, H.A. [709] South Africa K002726709 Yes
Langa, C.; Matimele, H.; Zandamela, J.; Osborne, J.; Rokni, S.; Munwane, C.; Machuama, B. [CL 1] Mozambique K001346001 Yes
D. V. [Vauren] [115] South Africa K002726725 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [19053] South Africa K002726739 Yes
J. F. la [Coax] [5105] Eswatini K002726746 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [20076] South Africa K002726711 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002726712 Yes
Balsinhas, A. [3262] South Africa K002726728 Yes
Killick; Strey [2480] South Africa K002726722 Yes
v. der Schijff, H.P. [5351] South Africa K002726723 Yes
Moll; Strey [3657] South Africa K002726726 Yes
Gerrard, W.T. [1781] South Africa K002726734 Yes
Vahrmeijer, J. [664] South Africa K002726731 Yes
Williamson, S.D.; Williamson, J. [264] South Africa K002726714 Yes
Strey, R.G. [5081] South Africa K002726730 No
Ross, J.H. [1868] South Africa K002726733 Yes
Germishuizen, G. [01025] South Africa K002726729 Yes
{Wylie, J.; Gom. J. M. Wood} [10332] South Africa K002726736 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [20076] South Africa K002726710 Yes
Germishuizen, G. [1149] South Africa K002726717 Yes
Hardy; Villiers, D. [5097] South Africa K002726716 Yes
Venter, F. [8732] South Africa K002726719 Yes
Germishuizen, G. [146] South Africa K002726718 Yes
Repton, J.E. [464] South Africa K002726720 Yes
Gerrard, W.T. [46] South Africa K002726744 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [14942] South Africa K002726713 Yes
McClean, A.P.D. [28671] South Africa K002726748 Yes
Moll, E.J. [4840] South Africa K002726740 Yes
Germishuizen, G. [5927] Eswatini K002726747 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [14794] South Africa K002726721 Yes
Codd, L.E.; Dyer, R.A. [9049] South Africa K002726724 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • 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

  • Plants and People Africa

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