Polygala calcarea

Polygala calcarea

Polygala calcarea

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 calcarea

Name

Polygala calcarea F.W.Schultz, Flora 20: 752 (1837)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Polygala amara var. calcarea (F.W.Schultz) Paol. in A.Fiori & al., Fl. Anal. Italia 2: 231 (1901)
• Heterotypic
  • Polygala amarella var. cantalica (Jord.Puyf.) Rouy & Foucaud in Fl. France 3: 77 (1896)
  • Polygala amarella var. lanceolatum Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 3: 77 (1896)
  • Polygala amarella var. lanceolatum Rouy & Foucaud in Fl. France 3: 77 (1896)
  • Polygala amarella var. minus Rouy & Foucaud in Fl. France 3: 77 (1896)
  • Polygala amarella var. ovatum Rouy & Foucaud in Fl. France 3: 76 (1896)
  • Polygala buxifolia var. glabra Rchb. in Iconogr. Bot. Pl. Crit. 1: 26 (1823)
  • Polygala calcarea var. angustifolia Sennen & Pau in Bull. Géogr. Bot. 21: 106 (1911)
  • Polygala calcarea subsp. corbariensi(Timb.-Lagr.) Gand. in Nov. Consp. Fl. Eur.: 61 (1910)
  • Polygala calcarea proles corbariensis (Timb.-Lagr.) Rouy & Foucaud in Fl. France 3: 77 (1896)
  • Polygala calcarea var. corbariensis Timb.-Lagr. in Rev. Bot. Bull. Mens. 10: 88 (1892)
  • Polygala calcarea var. eliasii Sennen & Pau in Exsicc. (Pl. Espagne) 1911: n.° 1288 (1912), nom. nud.
  • Polygala calcarea f. grandis Sennen in Bol. Soc. Aragonesa Ci. Nat. 4: 309 (1905), nom. nud.
  • Polygala calcarea var. irimargarum P.Fourn. in Quatre Fl. France: 632 (1936), not validly publ.
  • Polygala calcarea var. ovata Rouy & Foucaud in Fl. France 3: 76, 77 (1896)
  • Polygala calcarea var. paui Chodat in Bol. Soc. Aragonesa Ci. Nat. 12: 160 (1913)
  • Polygala calcarea var. subrosea Loscos & J.Pardo ex Willk. in M.Willkomm & J.M.C.Lange, Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 3: 556 (1878)
  • Polygala calcarea var. timbalii Legrand in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 28: 54 (1881)
  • Polygala cantalica Jord.Puyf. in Moniteur Puy-de-Dôme: n.° 6 (1872)
  • Polygala corbariensis (Timb.-Lagr.) A.W.Hill in Index Kew., Suppl. 6: 161 (1926)
  • Polygala heribaudii Sennen in Bol. Soc. Aragonesa Ci. Nat. 11: 183 (1912)
  • Polygala timbalii Legrand in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 28: 54 (1881)

Homonyms

• Polygala calcarea J.W.Zetterst. ex Willk. & Lange in Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 3: 557 (1878), not validly publ. vide Polygala alpestris subsp. alpestris

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regionalː Central Europe Belgium, Germany, Switzerland Regionalː Southwestern Europe France, Spain Regionalː Western Europe Great Britain Regionalː Southeastern Europe Italy References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

F.W.Schultz, 1837, Flora oder (Allgemeine) Botanische Zeitung 20: 752

Additional references

• Hassler, M. & Muer, T. 2022. Flora Germanica. Alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild. 2 vols., 1712 pp., Verlag Regionalkultur, Ubstadt-Weiher. ISBN 978-3-95505-333-8 Reference page. 
• Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (eds.) 1968. Flora Europaea. Volume 2: Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. xxvii + 455 pp, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (UK), ISBN 0-521-06662-X. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Polygala calcarea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 April 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Polygala calcarea. Published online. Accessed: April 15 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• català: Herba blava
• Nederlands: Kalkvleugeltjesbloem

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