Muraltia

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: Muraltia
Subgenera: M. subg. Muraltia – M. subg. Psiloclada

Species: M. acerosa – M. acicularis – M. acipetala – M. aciphylla – M. alba – M. alopecuroides – M. alticola – M. angulosa – M. angustiflora – M. arachnoidea – M. aspalatha – M. aspalathoides – M. asparagifolia – M. barkeriae – M. bolusii – M. bondii – M. brachyceras – M. brachypetala – M. brevicornu – M. caledonensis – M. calycina – M. capensis – M. carnosa – M. chamaepitys – M. ciliaris – M. cliffortiifolia – M. collina – M. commutata – M. comptonii – M. concava – M. crassifolia – M. curvipetala – M. cuspifolia – M. cyclolopha – M. decipiens – M. demissa – M. depressa – M. diabolica – M. dispersa – M. divaricata – M. dumosa – M. elsieae – M. empetroides – M. empleuridioides – M. ericaefolia – M. ericoides – M. ferox – M. filiformis – M. flanaganii – M. gillettiae – M. guthriei – M. harveyana – M. heisteria – M. hirsuta – M. horrida – M. hyssopifolia – M. juniperifolia – M. karroica – M. knysnaensis – M. lewisiae – M. lignosa – M. longicuspis – M. macowanii – M. macrocarpa – M. macroceras – M. macropetala – M. minuta – M. mitior – M. mixta – M. montana – M. muirii – M. muraltioides – M. mutabilis – M. namaquensis – M. obovata – M. occidentalis – M. ononidifolia – M. orbicularis – M. origanoides – M. oxysepala – M. pageae – M. paludosa – M. pappeana – M. parvifolia – M. pauciflora – M. pillansii – M. plumosa – M. polyphylla – M. pottebergensis – M. pubescens – M. pungens – M. rara – M. rhamnoides – M. rigida – M. rosmarinifolia – M. rubeacea – M. salsolacea – M. saturejoides – M. saxicola – M. schlechteri – M. scoparia – M. serpylloides – M. serrata – M. spicata – M. spinosa – M. splendens – M. squarrosa – M. stenophylla – M. stipulacea – M. stokoei – M. tenuifolia – M. thunbergii – M. thymifolia – M. trinervia – M. vulnerans – M. vulpina

Name

Muraltia DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 1: 335. (1824) nom. et typ. cons.

Type species: Muraltia heisteria (L.) DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 1: 335. (1824)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Mundia Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 5: 392 (1823), nom. illeg. superfl.
- Nylandtia Dumort. Comment. Bot. 31. (1822)
  - Type Species: Nylandtia spinosa (L.) Dumort. Comment. Bot. 31. (1822)

Homonyms

Muraltia Neck. Elem. Bot. (Necker) 3: 62. (1790) nom. inval. published in opus utiq. oppr. See ICBN (2006), App. VI: 483

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regionalː Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Northern Provinces Regionalː Eastern Africa Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

De Candolle, A.P. 1824. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum generum specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 1: Sistens Thalamiflorarum ordines LIV. VI+746 pp. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. 1: 335

Additional references

Forest, F. & Manning, J.C. 2006. Evidence for inclusion of South African endemic Nylandtia in Muraltia (Polygalaceae). Systematic Botany 31(3): 525–532. DOI: 10.1600/036364406778388566 Reference page.
Forest, F., Nänni, I., Chase, M.W., Crane, P.R. & Hawkins, J.A. 2007. Diversification of a large genus in a continental biodiversity hotspot: temporal and spatial origin of Muraltia (Polygalaceae) in the Cape of South Africa. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 43(1): 60–74. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.08.017 Full text PDF from ResearchGate Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Muraltia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 April 09. Reference page.
African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Muraltia. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 2016 Oct. 12. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2016. Muraltia. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 12 2016. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2016. Muraltia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Oct. 2016. Reference page.