Taxon Details: Polygalaceae
Taxon Profile:
Narratives:
Family:
Polygalaceae (Magnoliophyta)
Polygalaceae (Magnoliophyta)
Scientific Name:
Polygalaceae
Polygalaceae
Accepted Name:
This name is currently accepted.
This name is currently accepted.
Common Names:
Milkwort Family
Milkwort Family
Description:
Number of genera: 12
Number of species: 750
Distribution (from PLANTAE): This family is nearly cosmopolitan in distribution, but wanting from New Zealand, Polynesia (except as introduced weeds) and the Arctic. About two-thirds of the species belong to the single large genus Polygala.
Number of genera: 12
Number of species: 750
Distribution (from PLANTAE): This family is nearly cosmopolitan in distribution, but wanting from New Zealand, Polynesia (except as introduced weeds) and the Arctic. About two-thirds of the species belong to the single large genus Polygala.
Flora and Monograph Treatment(s):
Polygalaceae: [Book] Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
Polygalaceae: [Book] Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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• J. G. Jardim 4109, Brazil
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• R. C. Forzza 6848, Brazil
• R. C. Forzza 6863, Brazil
• L. Moreira 83, Brazil
• C. N. Fraga 2982, Brazil
• J. L. Paixão 797, Brazil
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• M. N. Oliveira 126, Brazil
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• J. L. Clark 8134, Ecuador
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• Polygalaceae
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• C. M. Peters 1184, Indonesia
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