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Polygala L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 701 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000030736.

Literature

Synonyms of Polygala

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Anthalogea Raf. New Fl. 4: 88 (1838) wfo-4000002374
Pilostaxis Raf. New Fl. 4: 87, 89, 111 (1838) wfo-4000029711
Plostaxis Raf. New Fl. 4: 87 (1838) wfo-4000030412
Senegaria Raf. Actes Soc. Linn. Bordeaux 6: 264 (1834) wfo-4000045219

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Polygala:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala angustifolia f. ramosa Chodat Öfvers. Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Förh. 54: 244. 1897 Name only wfo-0001324365
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala angustifolia var. scandens (Mukerjee) G.S.Giri & R.N.Banerjee Bull. Bot. Surv. India 26(1-2): 3. 1985 [1984 publ. 1985] wfo-0001402018
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala areguensis f. minor Chodat Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 3: 58. 1902 wfo-0001324366
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala axillaris Poir. Encycl. 5: 489 (1804) wfo-0000484412
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala comosa var. comosa – – — wfo-0001443439
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala cuneata f. obovata (Griseb.) S.F.Blake Contr. Gray Herb. 47: 9, pl. 1, fig. 1. 1916 wfo-0001039623
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala cupidata var. mucronata Chodat Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31, pt. 2, no. 2: 156. 1893 wfo-0001396067
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala diversifolia f. elliptica Chodat Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31, pt. 2, no. 2: 11. 1893 wfo-0001324369
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala diversifolia f. obovata Chodat Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31, pt. 2, no. 2: 11. 1893 wfo-0001324370
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala durandii var. crassifolia Chodat Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 30, pt. 1: 301. 1891 Dur. & Pitt. Fl. Cost. 204. 1891 wfo-0001396072
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala fimutu J.F.Gmel. Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis]. 2(2): 1606. 1792 [1791 publ. late Apr-Oct 1792] wfo-0000484350
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala frutescens Burm.f. ex DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 1: 308. 1824 [mid Jan 1824] wfo-0000484343
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala glochidata f. leucantha S.F.Blake Contr. Gray Herb. 47: 91. 1916 wfo-0001324371
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala glochidata f. typica S.F.Blake Contr. Gray Herb. 47: 91, pl. 2, fig. 67. 1916 wfo-0001324372
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala glochidata var. kunthiana Chodat Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31, pt. 2, no. 2: 165. 1893 wfo-0001396076
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala glochidata var. pallida Chodat Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31, pt. 2, no. 2: 165. 1893 wfo-0001396077
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala glochidata var. raddiana Chodat Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31, pt. 2, no. 2: 166. 1893 wfo-0001396078
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala hospita subsp. bosniaca (Murbeck) Chrtek & Křísa Preslia 48(4): 303. 1976 wfo-0001368655
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala hospita var. celakovskyana (F.Malý) Kožuharov & Petrova Fl. Narodna Republ. Bulg. 7: 196. 1979 wfo-0001401140
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala japonica f. nudicaulis Konta Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, B. 32(1): 42 (fig. 5). 2006 [22 Mar 2006] wfo-0001325674
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala leptalea var. australiensis Domin Biblioth. Bot. 89(4) 1927 wfo-0001394346
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala leptocaulis var. glochidiata (Chodat) Marques Rodriguésia no. 48: 233. 1979 wfo-0001396083
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala neaei var. pearcei A.W.Benn. J. Bot. 17: 168. 1879 wfo-0001396090
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala oppositifolia var. borboniaefolia (Burch. ex DC.) Harv. Fl. Cap. 1: 82 1860 — wfo-0001275754
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala oppositifolia var. nummularia (Burch. ex DC.) Harv. Fl. Cap. 1: 82 1860 — wfo-0001275752
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala oppositifolia var. rhombifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv. Fl. Cap. 1: 82 1860 — wfo-0001275755
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala paludosa f. albiflora Chodat Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 3: 60. 1902 wfo-0001324376
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala paludosa var. ambigua A.St.-Hil. in A.St.-Hil., Juss. & Cambess. Fl. Bras. Merid. (A. St.-Hil.). 2: 8. 1829 wfo-0001396094
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala paludosa var. amethystina A.St.-Hil. in A.St.-Hil., Juss. & Cambess. Fl. Bras. Merid. (A. St.-Hil.). 2: 9. 1829 wfo-0001396099
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala paludosa var. gigantea A.St.-Hil. in A.St.-Hil., Juss. & Cambess. Fl. Bras. Merid. (A. St.-Hil.). 2: 9. 1829 wfo-0001396095
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala paludosa var. glochidiata Chodat Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31(2): 226. 1893 wfo-0001396096
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala paludosa var. myurus A.St.-Hil. in A.St.-Hil., Juss. & Cambess. Fl. Bras. Merid. (A. St.-Hil.). 2: 9. 1829 wfo-0001396097
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala paludosa var. subsessiliflora Chodat Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31, pt. 2, no. 2: 227. 1893 wfo-0001396100
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala paludosa var. tenuis (DC.) Walp. Repert. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) 1: 239. 1842 wfo-0001396098
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala parviflora Poir. Encycl. 5: 504 (1804) wfo-0000477363
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala phlebotaenia Chodat Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31, pt. 2, no. 2: 4, t. 13. 1893 wfo-0001039621
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala pilosa Baker J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 21: 321. 1884 [1886 publ. 1884] wfo-0000488958
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala polygama var. ramulosa Farw. Amer. Midl. Naturalist 11: 62(-63). 1928 wfo-0001411799
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala rosea Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel] 643. 1821 wfo-0000488801
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala schoenlankii var. madagascariensis (O.Hoffm.) H.Perrier Bull. Trimestriel Acad. Malgache, n.s., 14: 13 1932 — wfo-0001100195
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala serpyllacea var. vincoides Chodat J. Bot. 44: 35. 1906 wfo-0001400101
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala telephium var. gracilis Chodat Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 3: 59. 1902 wfo-0001396115
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala tristis var. apensis Chodat Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 3: 58. 1902 wfo-0001396118
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala variabilis f. typica S.F.Blake Contr. Gray Herb. 47: 96. 1916 wfo-0001324391
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala viminea Houtt. ex DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 1: 338. 1824 [mid Jan 1824] wfo-0000488197
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala virgata var. decora (Sond.) Harv. Fl. Cap. 1: 85 1860 — wfo-0001100420
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala virgata var. speciosa (Sims) Harv. Fl. Cap. 1: 85 1860 — wfo-0001100421
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala virgata var. sprengeliana (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv. Fl. Cap. 1: 85 1860 — wfo-0001274110
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala vulgaris subsp. vulgaris – – — wfo-0001316376