Polygalaceae
Polygala

Polygala kalaboensis Paiva

First published in Kew Bull. 71(1)-10: 1 (2016)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Zambia. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Zambia

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Bulletin

  • Chodat, R. (1893). Monographia Polygalacearum. II. Mem. Soc. Phys. Geneve 31 (2): I - XIII, 1, 500; tbs. 13 - 35.
  • IUCN (2012). IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland and Cambridge. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/categories-and-criteria.
  • Linnaeus, C. von. (1753). Species plantarum, Vol. 1. Salvius, Stockholm.
  • Paiva, J. A. R. (1998). Polygalarum africanarum et madagascariensium prodromus atque gerontogaei generis Heterosamara Kunze, a genere Polygala L. segregati et a nobis denuo recepti, synopsis monografica. Fontqueria 50: I - VI; 1 - 346.
  • Paiva, J. A. R. (2007) Polygalaceae. In: H. J. Beentje & S. A. Ghazanfar (eds), Flora of Tropical East Africa. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pope, G. V. & Pope, D. G. (1998). Collecting localities in the Flora Zambesiaca area. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2014 Drummond, R.B.; Cookson, A.J. [6483] Zambia K000966941 No
Jan 1, 2014 Fanshawe, D.B. [8089] Zambia K000966940 Holotype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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 Bulletin

    • Kew Bulletin
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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