PolygalaceaeHoffmanns. & Link

First published in Fl. Portug. [Hoffmannsegg] 1: 62. 1809 [1 Sep 1809] (as "Polygalinae") (1809)nom. cons.
This family is accepted

Accepted Genera

Includes 30 Accepted Genera

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • APG IV (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/boj.12385

The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook

  • Aymard, G., Berry, P. E. & Eriksen, B. (2004). Polygalaceae. In: P. E. Berry, K. Yatskievych & B. K. Holst (eds), Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana 8: 316–347. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Eriksen, B. & Persson, C. (2007). Polygalaceae. In: K. Kubitzki (ed.), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 9: 345–363. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
  • Paiva, J. (2007). Polygalaceae. In: H. J. Beentje & S. Ghazanfar (eds), Flora of Tropical East Africa. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • van der Meijden, R. (1988). Polygalaceae. Flora Malesiana, Ser. I, 10: 455–539.

Neotropikey

  • Aymard, G.A. Berry, P.E. & Eriksen, B. (2004). Polygalaceae. In: Steyermark, J.A., Berry, P.E., Yatskievych and Holst, B.K. (eds.) Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana, vol. 8. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
  • Bernardi, L. (2000). Consideraciones taxonomicas y fitogeográficas acerca de 10 Polygalae Americanas. Cavanillesia Altera I: 1-456. Blake, S. (1916). A revision of the genus Polygala in Mexico, Central America and the West Indies. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
  • Eriksen, B. (1993). A revision of Monnina subg. Pterocarya (Polygalaceae) in Northwestern South America. University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, PhD thesis.
  • Eriksen, B. (1993). Phylogeny of the Polygalaceae and its taxonomic implications. Pl. Syst. Evol. 186: 33-55.
  • Eriksen, B. and Persson, C. (2006)(2007). Polygalaceae, pp. 345-363. In: K. Kubitzki (ed.) The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants vol. IX. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
  • Eriksen, B., Ståhl, B. and Persson, C. (2000). Fam. 216. Polygalaceae. In: G. Harling and L. Andersson (eds). Flora of Ecuador, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg.
  • Forest, F., Chase, M.W., Persson, C., Crane, P.R. and Hawkings, J.A. (2007). The role of biotic and abiotic factors in evolution of ant dispersal in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae). Evolution 61-7: 1675-1694.
  • Marques, M. do C. (1980). Revisão das espécies do gênero Bredemeyera Willd. (Polygalaceae) do Brasil. Rodriguésia 67:3-33.
  • Marques, M. do C. (1996). Securidaca L. (Polygalaceae) do Brasil. Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 34(1): 7-144.
  • Persson, C. (2001). Phylogenetic relationships in Polygalaceae based on chloroplast DNA sequences from the trnL-F region. Taxon 50: 763-779.

Flora of Somalia

  • Cuf. Enum.: 405–412 (1956)
  • Fl. Eth. Er. 2(1): 177–188 (2000)
  • Fl. Trop. E. Afr. (2007).
  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Trees of New Guinea

  • Eriksen, B. & Persson, C. (2007). Polygalaceae. In: K. Kubitzki (ed.), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 9: 345–363. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
  • Laura V.S. Jennings (2022). Trees of New Guinea. Timothy M. A. Utteridge and Laura V. S. Jennings (Eds) Kew Publishing. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • van Royen, P. & van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (1952). Eriandra, a new genus of Polygalaceae from New Guinea. J. Arn. Arbor. 33: 91–95.
  • van der Meijden, R. (1988). Polygalaceae. Fl. Males., Ser. I, Spermat. 10: 455–539.

The Kew Temperate Plant Families Identification Handbook

  • Chen, S., Ma, H. & Parnell, J. A. N. (2008). Polygalaceae. In: Z. Y. Wu, P. H. Raven & D. Y. Hong (eds), Flora of China 11: 139–159. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Eriksen, B. & Persson, C. (2007). Polygalaceae. In: K. Kubitzki (ed.), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants, IX: 345–363. Springer Verlag, Berlin & Heidelberg.
  • Pastore, J. F. B. (2018). Polygala veadeiroensis (Polygalaceae), a new species of Polygala endemic to Chapada dos Veadeiros, Goiás, Brazil. Kew Bull. 73: 37.
  • Pastore, J. F. B., Abbott, J. R., Neubig, K. M., Whitten, W. M., Mascarenhas, R. B., Mota, M. C. A. & van den Berg, C. (2017). A molecular phylogeny and taxonomic notes in Caamembeca (Polygalaceae). Syst. Bot. 42: 54–62.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

DateReferenceIdentified AsBarcodeType StatusHas image?
Jan 1, 2005de Kok, R.P.J. [1047] MalaysiaK000223127 Yes
Jan 1, 1996Griffith [437] BurmaK000117513Type Yes
Schelechter, R. [14440]K000592050Unknown Type Material Yes
Lewis, G.P.; deCarvalho, A.M.; Hage [886] BrazilK:SPC-54045.000 No
Lamb, A. [ALSAR258/85] MalaysiaK:SPC-53055.000 No
Aona, L.Y.S.; Fonseca, W.O.; Lucas, E.; Simões, S.; Zappi, D.C.; Almeida, J.S. [1651] BrazilK000992227 No
Aona, L.Y.S. [2329] BrazilK000992221 No
Aona, L.Y.S.; Biggs. N.; Lucas, E. [2326] BrazilK000992224 No
Aona, L.Y.S; Biggs, N.; Costa, I.R.; Duarte, E.; Fonseca, W.O.; Lucas, E.; Monro, A. [2142] BrazilK000992228 No
Jemree, S.; Awang; Jugah; et al. [S 92870] MalaysiaK001906763 No
Jemree, S.; Awang; Jugah; et al. [S 92865] MalaysiaK001906766 No
Martinelli, G.; Ramos, J. [14569] BrazilK001905881 No
Julaihi; Jamree; et al [S.70816] MalaysiaK001871288 Yes
Clarke, R.; Perry, C.; Tripp, E.; Stern, S.R.; Gittens, D. [12418] GuyanaK001636852 No
Eiten, G. [7841] BrazilK001130344 Yes
Wallich [4178] IndiaK000117512Type Yes
Schelechter, R. [14017]K000592049Type Yes
de Vogel, E.; Cribb, P. [9190] MalaysiaK:SPC-56821.000 No
Motley, J. [1199] BorneoK000592048Type Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • 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.

  • 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

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • The Kew Temperate Plant Families Identification Handbook

    • The Kew Temperate Plant Families Identification Handbook
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook

    • The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0