Polygalaceae
Polygala
Polygala albida

Polygala albida subsp. albida

This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is E. Ethiopia, Rwanda to S. Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Ethiopia, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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 Backbone Distributions

  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (2000). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(1): 1-532. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1983). Flora du Rwanda 2: 1-603. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
King, A.E. [315] Zambia K003730923 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs.) [12482] Zambia K003730945 Yes
Blackmon [676] Malawi K003730908 Yes
Welwitsch [993] Angola K003730980 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs.) [8142] Zambia K003730925 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs.) [4372] Zambia K003730948 Yes
Johnson, W.M. [250] Mozambique K003730891 Yes
Mutimushi, J.M. [JMM2437] Zambia K003730944 Yes
Swynnerton, C.F.M. [282] Zimbabwe K003730958 Yes
Phillips, E. [1484] Malawi K003730897 Yes
Eyles, F. [716] Zimbabwe K003730957 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Angola K003730978 Yes
Pawek [469[3]] Malawi K003730914 Yes
Banda, E.A.K.; Kaunda, K. [2235] Malawi K003730913 Yes
McClounie, J. [99] Malawi K003730901 Yes
s.coll. [93] Zimbabwe K003730967 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Rutherford-Smith, R.O.B. [7380] Zambia K003730921 Yes
Corner, S.G. [s.n.] Mozambique K003730893 Yes
Macaulay [814] Zambia K003730947 Yes
Mutimushi, J.M. [JMM1318] Zambia K003730942 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F10048] Zambia K003730941 Yes
Pawek, J. [8396] Malawi K003730910 Yes
Sanane, M. [665] Zambia K003730931 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F856] Zambia K001731390 Yes
Adamson, G. [303] Malawi K003730909 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [2218] Zambia K003730920 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F970] Zambia K003730932 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [2049] Angola K003730979 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [1947] Zambia K003730938 Yes
Eyles, F. [987] Zimbabwe K003730966 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [1884] Zambia K003730939 Yes
Moriarty, A. [268] Malawi K003730907 Yes
Pawek [4750] Malawi K003730915 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; K. Vollesen [8353] Zambia K003730919 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [A272] Angola K003730976 Yes
Seddon, F.M. [26] Malawi K003730894 Yes
Gilliland, H.B. [91844] Mozambique K003730890 Yes
Lawrence, E. [336] Malawi K003730905 Yes
Robson, N.K.B. [1557] Malawi K003730903 Yes
Borle, J. [178] Zimbabwe K003730960 Yes
{Smith, R.; Pope; Goyder} [5657] Zambia K003730951 Yes
Banda, E.A. [349] Malawi K003730906 Yes
Gairdner, A.E. (Miss) [564] Zambia K003730937 Yes
Myres, R.J. [230] Zimbabwe K003730965 Yes
Miller, O.B. [4112] Zimbabwe K003730964 Yes
White, F. [7027] Zambia K003730946 Yes
Kaunda, K.; Balaka, J.L. [34] Malawi K003730918 Yes
Pawek, J. [6588] Malawi K003730916 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [512] Zambia K003730929 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Banda, E.A. [9833a] Malawi K003730917 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs.) [16209] Zambia K003730935 Yes
Rodin, R.J. [4335] Zimbabwe K003730959 Yes
Astule, W.L. [1473] Zambia K003730936 Yes
Pawek, J. [14128] Malawi K003730899 Yes
Harris, T.; Murray-Hudson, F. [776] Angola K003730974 Yes
Leach, L.C.; Rutherford-Smith, R. [10865] Mozambique K003730892 Yes
Pawek, J. [14149] Malawi K003730898 Yes
Phillips, E. [1555] Malawi K003730896 Yes
Pawek, J. [1735] Malawi K003730911 Yes
Rushworth, J.E. [1482] Zimbabwe K003730962 Yes
Hutchinson, J.; Gillett, J.B. [3510] Zambia K003730933 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1211] Zambia K003730950 Yes
Brass, L.J. [16212] Malawi K003730900 Yes
de Figueiredo Gomes e Sousa, A. [4095] Mozambique K003730889 Yes
Pope, G. [208] Zimbabwe K003730963 Yes
Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Angola K003730977 Yes
Pawek, J. [13975] Malawi K003730895 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs.) [4570] Zambia K003730949 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [2218] Zambia K003730930 Yes
Pope, G.; Smith, A.R.; Goyder, D. [2224] Zambia K003730934 Yes
Astule, W.L. [1552] Zambia K003730926 Yes
Philcox, D.; Leppard, M.J.; Dini, E. [8689] Zimbabwe K003730955 Yes
Pawek, J. [8142] Malawi K003730912 Yes
Robson, N.K.B.; Steele [1624] Malawi K003730902 Yes
Sanane, M. [92] Zambia K003730928 Yes
Jackson, G. [1056] Malawi K003730904 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [649] Zambia K003730953 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [8212] Zambia K003730922 Yes
Smith, P.P. [0768] Zambia K003730952 Yes
de Menezes, A. [1565] Angola K003730975 Yes
Chase, N.C. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K003730954 Yes
Biegel, H.M. [2862] Zimbabwe K003730961 Yes
s.coll. [95] Zambia K003730927 Yes
Craster, O. [212] Zimbabwe K003730956 Yes
s.coll. [218] Zambia K003730940 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F1221] Zambia K003730924 Yes
Mutimushi, J.M. [JMM2481] Zambia K003730943 Yes

Sources

  • 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