Polygala umbonata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Polygalaceae
Tribus: Polygaleae
Genus: Polygala
Species: Polygala umbonata

Name

Polygala umbonata Craib, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1916(10): 260(–261). (1916)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Heterosamara umbonata (Craib) Paiva, Fontqueria 50: 136, t. 22d–f. (1998)

• Misapplied names
  • Polygala cardiocarpa sensu Gagnep., Fl. Indo-Chine 1(3): 253(–254). 1909, p.p. – non Polygala cardiocarpa Kurz, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 41(4): 293. 1872.
  • Polygala triphylla var. glaucescens sensu Craib, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1911(1): 14. 1911. – Contr. Fl. Siam 1: 15. 1912. – non Polygala triphylla var. glaucescens (Hassk.) A.W.Benn. in Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 1(1): 201. 1874.
  • Polygala hyalina sensu Craib, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 11(54): 188. 1919, p.p. – non Polygala hyalina (Hassk.) Wall. ex Craib, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 11(54): 188. 1919.
  • Polygala triphylla sensu Mooney, Suppl. Bot. Bihar & Orissa: 23. 1950. – 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.
  • Polygala furcata sensu Subba-Rao & Kum, Indian Forester 94(9): 682, t. 1, fig. 1–8. 1968. – non Polygala furcata Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts.: 76. 1834.
  • Polygala isocarpa sensu Meijden, Fl. Males., Ser. 1, Spermat. 10(3): 463. 1988. – non Polygala isocarpa Chodat, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 52(1–2, Beibl. 115): 77. 1914.

References

Primary references

• Craib, W.G. 1916. Contributions to the Flora of Siam. Additamentum IX. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) 1916(10): 259–269. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Chen Shukun, Ma Haiying & Parnell, J.A.N. 2008. Polygalaceae. Pp. 139–159 in Wu Zhengyi, Raven, P.H. & Hong Deyuan (eds.), Flora of China, Vol. 11, Oxalidaceae through Aceraceae. Science Press, Beijing; Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. ISBN 978-1-930723-73-3. PDF Online 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. 
• Pendry, C.A. 2014. Polygalaceae. Flora of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, Fasc. 34. 63 pp., 4 pl. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Edinburgh; Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Polygala umbonata.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Polygala umbonata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 April 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Polygala umbonata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 April 09. Reference page.  (as Heterosamara umbonata)
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Polygala umbonata. Published online. Accessed: 30 April 2026. Reference page.

• Tropicos.org 2019. Polygala umbonata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 April 2019. Reference page.