Hebecarpa ovata

Hebecarpa ovata

Hebecarpa ovata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Polygalaceae
Tribus: Polygaleae
Genus: Hebecarpa
Species: Hebecarpa ovata

Name

Hebecarpa ovata (Poir.) M.Mota & J.F.B.Pastore, Phytotaxa 649: 131 (2024)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Asemeia ovata (Poir.) J.F.B.Pastore & J.R.Abbott in Kew Bull. 67: 809 (2012)
  • Polygala ovata Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 5: 498 (1804)
• Homotypic
  • Hebecarpa costaricensis (Chodat) J.R.Abbott & J.F.B.Pastore in Kew Bull. 70(3)-39: 4 (2015)
  • Polygala americana var. hebecarpa (DC.) A.W.Benn. in J. Bot. 17: 139 (1879)
  • Polygala antillensis Chodat in Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31(2: 2): 38 (1893)
  • Polygala consobrina S.F.Blake in Contr. Gray Herb. 47: 48 (1916)
  • Polygala costaricensis Chodat in Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 30(1): 298 (1891 publ. 1892)
  • Polygala guatemalensis Gand. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 60: 454 (1913), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Polygala guatemalensis A.W.Benn. in J. Bot. 33: 108 (1895)
  • Polygala hayesii S.F.Blake in Contr. Gray Herb. 47: 48 (1916)
  • Polygala hebecarpa DC. in Prodr. 1: 330 (1824)
  • Polygala isotricha S.F.Blake in Contr. Gray Herb. 47: 53 (1916)
  • Polygala platycarpa var. stricta Chodat in Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31(2: 2): 27 (1893)
  • Polygala sanctae-luciae Chodat in Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31(2: 2): 36 (1893)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regionalː Western South America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Hondura, Nicaragua Regionalː Caribbean Haitis, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is. Regionalː Northern South America Venezuela Continental: Northern America Regionalː Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

M.Mota & J.F.B.Pastore, 2024. Phytotaxa 649: 131

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 
• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Hebecarpa ovata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 April 07. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Hebecarpa ovata. Published online. Accessed: April 07 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• español: barba de chivo

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