Phlebotaenia cowellii

Phlebotaenia cowellii

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: Phlebotaenia
Species: Phlebotaenia cowellii

Name

Phlebotaenia cowellii Britton, Torreya 7(2): 38(–39). 1907. (as Phlebotaenia Cowellii)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Polygala cowellii (Britton) S.F.Blake, Contr. Gray Herb. 47: 10. 1916. (as P. Cowellii)

• Heterotypic
  • Phlebotaenia portoricensis Urb., Symb. Antill. 5(3): (381–)382. 1908.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regionalː Caribbean Puerto Rico References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Britton, 1908. Torreya; a Monthly Journal of Botanical Notes and News 7(2): 38

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Polygalaceae. In Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 767–770. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Phlebotaenia cowellii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 April 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Phlebotaenia cowellii. Published online. Accessed: 04 August 2017. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Phlebotaenia cowellii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2017-08-04. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• español: Palo de violeta, Árbol de violeta, Caracolillo

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