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Polygalaceae (milkwort)

Angiospermae - Fabales - Polygalaceae

Taxonomy
Polygalaceae was named by von Hoffmannsegg and Link (1809). It is extant.

It was assigned to Polygalales by Mabberley (2000); to Fabales by The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016); and to Magnoliopsida by Prasad et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1809Polygalaceae von Hoffmannsegg and Link
2000Polygalaceae Mabberley
2016Polygalaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 16
2017Polygalaceae Prasad et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderFabalesBromhead 1838
familyPolygalaceaevon Hoffmannsegg and Link 1809
familyPolygalaceaevon Hoffmannsegg and Link 1809

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Polygalaceae von Hoffmannsegg and Link 1809 [milkwort]
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G. Polygala Linnaeus 1753 [milkwort]
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Polygala sibirica Linnaeus 1753
G. †Polygalacidites Sah and Dutta 1966
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Polygalacidites clarus Sah and Dutta 1966
G. Qualea Aublet 1775
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Qualea siwalica Prasad and Dwivedi 2008
G. Securidaca Linnaeus 1759
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Securidaca miocenica Prasad et al. 1997
Securidaca precorymbosa Prasad et al. 2017
G. †Tubistephanocolpites Salami 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available