Polygala Linnaeus 1753 (milkwort)

Angiospermae - Fabales - Polygalaceae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1753. Species Plantarum 1-1200

Parent taxon: Polygalaceae according to M. S. Chauhan 1991

See also Lakhanpal et al. 1976

Sister taxa: Polygalacidites, Qualea, Securidaca, Tubistephanocolpites, Xanthophyllum

Subtaxa: Polygala bracteolata Polygala chamaebuxus Polygala ciliata Polygala cruciata Polygala diversifolia Polygala glaucoides Polygala heisteria Polygala incarnata Polygala lutea Polygala monspeliaca Polygala myrtifolia Polygala penaea Polygala sanguinea Polygala scabra Polygala senega Polygala sibirica Polygala spinosa Polygala triflora Polygala verticillata Polygala viridescens Polygala vulgaris

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Type: Polygala vulgaris

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution:

• Quaternary of India (3 collections)

• Pliocene of Portugal (3)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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