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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.

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Synonyms of Polygala

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Anthalogea Raf. New Fl. 4: 88 (1838) wfo-4000002374
Brachytropis Rchb. Consp. 120. 1828. wfo-4000005285
Galypola Nieuwl. Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3(7): 179–180. 1914. wfo-4000015263
Isolophus Spach Hist. Nat. Vég. 7: 112. 1839. wfo-4000019286
Microlophium Fourr. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, ser. 2 17: 195. 1869. wfo-4000024147
Pilostachys Raf. New Fl. 4: 89 (1838) wfo-4000029710
Pilostaxis Raf. New Fl. 4: 87, 89, 111 (1838) wfo-4000029711
Plostaxis Raf. New Fl. 4: 87 (1838) wfo-4000030412
Senega Spach Hist. Nat. Vég. 7: 128. 1839. wfo-4000035066
Sexilia Raf. New Fl. 4: 87. 1836[1838]. wfo-4000035220
Tricholophus Spach Hist. Nat. Vég. 7: 114. 1839. wfo-4000039003
Senegaria Raf. Actes Soc. Linn. Bordeaux 6: 264 (1834) wfo-4000045219

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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 unranked Decurrentes Chodat Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31(2, 2): 197 1893 wfo-1200041238
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala unranked Galioideae Chodat Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31(2, 2): 127 1893 wfo-1200041239
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala unranked Incarnatae Chodat Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31(2, 2): 185 1893 wfo-1200041199
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala unranked Nudicaules Chodat Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31(2, 2): 205 1893 wfo-1200041200
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala unranked Tenues Chodat Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31(2, 2): 214 1893 wfo-1200041201
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala unranked Trichospermae Chodat Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31(2, 2): 170 1893 wfo-1200041211
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala abyssinica var. intercedens Domin Biblioth. Bot. 89(4) 1927 wfo-0001394293
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala acerosa E.Mey. Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Dokum. : 212 (1843) wfo-0000484056
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala acutifolia L. Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1154. 1759 [7 Jun 1759] wfo-0000484000
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala acutifolia Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. ii. 370. wfo-0000483999
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala acutifolia Torr. & A.Gray Fl. N. Amer. (Torr. & A. Gray) 1(1): 128. 1838 [Jul 1838] wfo-0000484039
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala adenophylla var. obovata A.W.Benn. Fl. Bras. (Martius) 13(3): 30. 1874 [1 Apr 1874] wfo-0001396042
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala alba var. alcalina Chodat Bull. Herb. Boissier 3(3): 122. 1895 [Mar 1895] wfo-0001396043
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala alba var. brachystachya Chodat Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31, pt. 2, no. 2: 136. 1893 wfo-0001396044
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala alba var. leptostachya Chodat Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31, pt. 2, no. 2: 137. 1893 wfo-0001396045
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala alba var. mexicana Chodat Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31, pt. 2, no. 2: 137. 1893 wfo-0001396046
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala alba var. schaffneri Chodat Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31, pt. 2, no. 2: 137. 1893 wfo-0001396047
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala alba var. suspecta S.Watson Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 21: 416. 1886 wfo-0001396048
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala alpestris subsp. alpestris – – — wfo-1200108502
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala alpestris var. valdarnensis Fiori Sched. Fl. Ital. Exs. ser. 2, n. 1099. 1909 wfo-0001400445
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala alphonsii Wall. Numer. List : n.º 4179 (1831) wfo-0000484018
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala alpina var. ansotana P.Monts. & L.Villar Doc. Phytosoc. 914: 213. 1975 wfo-0001401136
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala amaniensis Gürke ex Chodat Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48(1-2): 311. 1912 [27 Feb 1912] wfo-0000484049
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala amara subsp. amara – – — wfo-1200107750
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala amarella var. salsa Degen ex Soó Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 18(1-2): 173. 1973 wfo-0001401137
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala amblyptera F.Schultz Flora 20(2): 751. 1837 wfo-0000484025
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala americana f. viridula Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 48. 1891 [5 Nov 1891] wfo-0001324945
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala americana var. caracasana (Kunth) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 48. 1891 [5 Nov 1891] wfo-0001396049
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala americana var. glabrescens Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 48. 1891 [5 Nov 1891] wfo-0001396050
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala americana var. hebecarpa (DC.) A.W.Benn. J. Bot. 17: 139. 1879 wfo-0001396051
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala angulata var. diffusa A.W.Benn. Fl. Bras. (Martius) 13(3): 41. 1874 [1 Apr 1874] wfo-0001396052
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 appressa var. insularis Chodat Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 331. 1916 wfo-0001396053
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala arabica Edgew. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 16(2): 1213. 1847 wfo-0000484451
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala ardisioides Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 4178. 1831 wfo-0000484453
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 arenaria Oliv. Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 1: 128. 1868 [Oct 1868] wfo-0001100683
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala arenicola Small – — wfo-1200109601
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala arillata var. purpurascens C.B.Clarke ex Mukherji Bull. Bot. Soc. Bengal 12: 32. 1958 wfo-0001398793
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala arnottiana Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 370. 1841 wfo-0000484480
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala arvensis var. hirsuta (Mukerjee) Deb Fl. Tripura State 1: 248 (1981):. wfo-0001401670
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala arvensis var. latifolia (Chodat) Bennet & Raizada Indian Forester 109(4): 221. 1983 wfo-0001401744
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala arvensis var. obovata Benth. Flora Australiensis 1 1863 wfo-0001394299
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala arvensis var. squarrosa Benth. Flora Australiensis 1 1863 wfo-0001394304
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala arvensis var. stenosepala Benth. Flora Australiensis 1 1863 wfo-0001394307
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala aspalata var. comosa Chodat Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31, pt. 2, no. 2: 295. 1893 wfo-0001396054
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala atropurpurea var. exappendiculata Chodat Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31, pt. 2, no. 2: 206. 1893 wfo-0001396055
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala attenuata G.Lodd. Bot. Cab. 10(10): t. 1000. 1825 [Aug 1825] wfo-0000484470
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala attenuata G.Lodd. ex G.Don Gen. Hist. 1: 351. 1831 [Aug 1831] wfo-1200010060
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala attenuata Hook. J. Bot. (Hooker) 1: 195. 1834 wfo-0000484444
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala aurata Gagnep. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 56: 20 (1909) wfo-0000484408
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 azizsancarii Dönmez Phytotaxa 340(3): 256. 2018 wfo-1000006424
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala balduinii var. chlorogena Torr. & A.Gray Fl. N. Amer. (Torr. & A. Gray) 1(1): 129. 1838 [Jul 1838] (as Baldwinii var. chlorgena) wfo-0001396056
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala bellidifolia Gand. Dec. Pl. Nov. [Gandoger] 2: 5. 1876 wfo-0000484406
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala bennettii Chodat Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 30, pt. 2, no. 8: 113, t. 32. 1889 wfo-0000484401
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala berlandieri var. bogotensis Chodat Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31, pt. 2, no. 2: 176. 1893 wfo-0001396057
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala bicornis H.Perrier Bull. Acad. Malgache 1931, n. s. xiv. 8 (1932). wfo-0000484440
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala bocainensis var. bocainensis – – wfo-0001319882
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala bolbothrix Dunn Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1916(3): 63. [15 May 1916] wfo-0000484529
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala bolbothrix var. devicolamensis (Mukerjee) R.N.Banerjee & N.P.Balakr. Fl. Kerala 1: 294. 2005 [15 Dec 2005] wfo-0001400045
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala bolbothrix var. pulniensis (Mukerjee) R.N.Banerjee & N.P.Balakr. Fl. Kerala 1: 294. 2005 [15 Dec 2005] wfo-0001400046
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala boykinii var. suborbicularis R.W.Long Rhodora 72: 19. 1970 wfo-0001396058
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala brachiata Rchb. ex A.W.Benn. Fl. Bras. (Martius) 13(3): 39. 1874 [1 Apr 1874] wfo-0000484555
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala brachypetala Wallr. Erst. Beitr. Fl. Hercyn. 246 (Quid ?). 1840 wfo-0000484559
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala brachypoda Tod. Nuov. Gen. Sp. 54. 1861 wfo-0000484557
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala bracteoglandulosa Chodat ex Grondona Darwiniana ix. 32 (1949). wfo-0000484546
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala brasiliensis var. confertifolia Chodat Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31, pt. 2, no. 2: 274. 1893 wfo-0001396059
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala brasiliensis var. cordata A.W.Benn. Fl. Bras. (Martius) 13(3): 40. 1874 [1 Apr 1874] wfo-0001396060
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala bringelii J.F.B.Pastore & Antar Eur. J. Taxon. 762: 135. 2021 wfo-1000028497
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala bryoides var. abietina Chodat Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31, pt. 2, no. 2: 249. 1893 wfo-0001396061
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala bryoides var. major Chodat Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31, pt. 2, no. 2: 249. 1893 wfo-0001396062
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala burmanni Eckl. & Zeyh. Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. [Ecklon & Zeyher] 1: 21. [Dec 1834-Mar 1835] wfo-0000484527
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala calcarea subsp. calcarea – – — wfo-1200108045
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala calcarea subsp. somedana (M.Laínz) Penas Taxon 40(4): 615 (1991):. wfo-0001369099
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala calliptera Rouy & Foucaud Fl. France [Rouy & Foucaud] 3: 63. 1896 [Jul-Aug 1896] wfo-0000484483
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala capillifolia Desf. ex DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 1: 327. 1824 [mid Jan 1824] wfo-0000484506
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala capitata Sessé & Moc. Fl. Mexic., ed. 2 163. 1894 wfo-0000484500
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala capitolensis J.F.B.Pastore Syst. Bot. 46(4): 989. 2021 wfo-1000028498
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala carpatica Woł. Spraw. Komis. Fizjogr. 22: 216. 1888 wfo-0000484512
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala carphoides var. sublatifolia Chodat Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31, pt. 2, no. 2: 159. 1893 wfo-0001396063
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala caurensis Chodat – — wfo-0001100116
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala cernua Eckl. & Zeyh. Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. [Ecklon & Zeyher] 1: 22. [Dec 1834-Mar 1835] wfo-0000484501
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala ceylanica B.Heyne ex Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 4183. 1831 wfo-0000484504
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala chamaepitys Chodat – — wfo-0001100117
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala chinensis var. dissitiflora Domin Biblioth. Bot. 89(4) 1927 wfo-0001394308
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala chinensis var. linariifolia (Willd.) Chodat – — wfo-1200041334
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala chinensis var. normalis Domin Biblioth. Bot. 89(4) 1927 wfo-0001394313
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala chinensis var. orbicularis (Benth.) Domin Biblioth. Bot. 89(4) 1927 wfo-0001394321
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala chinensis var. squarrosa (Benth.) Domin Biblioth. Bot. 89(4) 1927 wfo-0001394326
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala chinensis var. stenosepala (Benth.) Domin Biblioth. Bot. 89(4) 1927 wfo-0001394330
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala comosa subsp. alibotusensis Degen & Dren. – — wfo-1200112103
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala comosa subsp. comosa – – — wfo-1200108650
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala comosa subsp. hybrida Schmalh. – — wfo-1200112254
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala comosa subsp. provincialis (Rouy & Foucaud) P. Fourn. – — wfo-1200112104
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala comosa var. alibotuschiense (Degen & Dren.) Kožuharov & Petrova Fl. Narodna Republ. Bulg. 7: 208. 1979 wfo-0001401139
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala comosa var. comosa – – wfo-0001443439
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala congoensis Gürke in Schlechter, Westafr. Kautschuk-Exped. 295, nomen. wfo-0000484303
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polygala corbariensis Rouy & Foucaud Fl. France [Rouy & Foucaud] 3: 77. 1896 [Jul-Aug 1896] wfo-0000484308