Chamaebuxus vayredae

Chamaebuxus vayredae

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: Unieurosida Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Polygalaceae
Tribus: Polygaleae
Genus: Chamaebuxus
Species: Chamaebuxus vayredae

Name

Chamaebuxus vayredae (Costa) Willk., Ill. Fl. Hispan. 1(3): 33(–34), t. 23. 1881. (as Chamaebuxus Vayredae)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Polygala vayredae Costa, Supl. Cat. Pl. Cataluña: 10(–11), 91. 1877. (as Polygala Vayredæ)
• Homotypic
  • Polygala chamaebuxus subsp. vayredae (Costa) Gand., Nov. Consp. Fl. Eur.: 62 (1910).
  • Polygaloides vayredae (Costa) O.Schwarz, Mitt. Thüring. Bot. Ges. 1: 107 (1949).
• Misapplied names
  • Polygala chamaebuxus auct. – non Polygala chamaebuxus L., Sp. Pl. 2: 704 (1753).
  • Chamaebuxus alpestris auct. – non Chamaebuxus alpestris Spach, Hist. Nat. Vég. 7: 127 (1839 [1838]).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Spain. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Additional references

• Calvo, J., Hantson, S. & Paiva, J. 2014. Polygala webbiana (Polygalaceae), the first record for Europe and a synopsis of Polygala subgen. Chamaebuxus. Nordic Journal of Botany 32: 38–41. DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2013.01784.x PDF Reference page.  (as Polygala vayredae)
• Paiva, J.A.R. 2015. Polygala. Pp. 418–442 in Castroviejo, S.†, Muñoz Garmendia, J.F., Navarro, C., Quintanar, A. & Buira, A. (eds.), Flora Ibérica. Plantas Vasculares de la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares. Vol. IX: Rhamnaceae – Polygalaceae. xlviii + 564 pp., Real Jardín Botánico, Madrid. ISBN 978-84-00-09986-2. PDF Reference page.  (as Polygala vayredae)

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Chamaebuxus vayredae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Apr 14. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Chamaebuxus vayredae. Accessed: 14 Apr 2026. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Chamaebuxus vayredae. Published online. Accessed: 12 August 2017. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• català: Polígala d'Olot
• English: Polígala de Vayreda

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