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Polygalaceae - Milkwort family
Literature
Exell, A.W. (1960) Polygalaceae FZ 1(1)
Leistner, O.A. (2005) Seed plants of southern tropical Africa: families and genera SABONET Report No. 26 SABONET, Pretoria
Description of the family
Small trees, shrubs or perennial or annual herbs. Stipules usually 0, but sometimes present and if so, small and gland-like. Leaves alternate (in ours), simple, entire. Sepals 5; two lateral ones often petal-like (wings); two anterior ones sometimes joined. Petals 3-5. Stamens 5-8; filaments usually united in a slit tube. Ovary superior, 1- or 2-locular. Fruit (in ours) a capsule or a samara. Worldwide: 17 genera and 950 species, ± cosmopolitan, but not in the W Pacific. |
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More sample images from the Polygalaceae (Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record)
Links to genera: (4) View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family
| Genus | Content |
| Carpolobia G. Don | Description |
| Muraltia DC. | Description |
| Polygala L. | Description, Image |
| Securidaca L. | Description, Image |
Key to Genera
Display keyOther sources of information about Polygalaceae:
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Polygalaceae pageFlora of Mozambique: Polygalaceae
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Polygalaceae
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