Polygala cardiocarpa

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: Polygala
Species: Polygala cardiocarpa

Name

Polygala cardiocarpa (Kurz), J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 41: 293 (1872)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Heterosamara cardiocarpa (Kurz) Paiva in Fontqueria 50: 133 (1998)

• Heterotypic
  • Heterosamara birmanica Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 47(–48). 1891.
  • Polygala triphylla f. monstrosa A.W.Benn. ex Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 47. 1891, nom. inval. pro syn. (as f. monstrosa ?)
  • Polygala heteroptera A.W.Benn. ex Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 47. 1891, nom. inval. pro syn.
  • Polygala lacei Craib in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1916: 260 (1916)
  • Polygala palustris Lace in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1915: 345 (1915)

• Misapplied names
  • Polygala triphylla sensu A.W.Benn. in Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 1(1): 201. 1874, p.p. (as "diseased ?") – non Polygala triphylla Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 200. 1825, nom. illeg. hom. – nec Polygala triphylla Burm.f., Fl. Ind., Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 20. 1768.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-tropical Regionalː Indian subcontinent Bangladesh Regionalː China China South-Central Regionalː Southeastern Asia Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kurz, S. 1872. New Barmese plants, (part first). Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Part 2. Natural History 41(4): 291–318. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio Generum Plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars I. Pp. I–CLV, 1–374. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.] BHL Reference page. 
• Paiva, J.A.R. 1998. Polygalarum africanarum et madagascariensium prodromus atque gerontogaei generis Heterosamara Kuntze, a genere Polygala L. segregati et a nobis denuo recepti, synopsis monographica. Fontqueria 50: I–VI, 1–346. PDF Reference page. 
• Pendry, C.A. 2001. Polygalaceae. Pp. 498–538 in Santisuk, T. & Larsen, K. (eds.), Flora of Thailand, Vol. 7(3). The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department, Bangkok. Reference page.  (as Polygala cardiocarpa)
• Van der Meijden, R. 1988. Polygalaceae. Pp. 455–539 in Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. & De Wilde, W.J.J.O. (eds.), Flora Malesiana, Ser. I, Vol. 10(3). Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht. BHL Reference page.  (as Polygala cardiocarpa)

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Polygala cardiocarpa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 April 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Polygala cardiocarpa. Published online. Accessed: April 17 2026. Reference page.

Notes

• The name Polygala cardiocarpa has also been applied to Heterosamara malesiana and H. umbonata.
• By Pendry (2001), Polygala lacei was included in Polygala cardiocarpa. However, by Chen et al. (2008) it was accepted as a separate species.
• By Van der Meijden (1988), Polygala palustris was included in Polygala cardiocarpa. However, by Paiva (1998) it was included in Heterosamara isocarpa.