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Polygalaceae - Milkwort family
Exell, A.W. (1960) Polygalaceae Flora Zambesiaca 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. Zimbabwe: 2 cultivated genera and 3 cultivated taxa. |
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Links to cultivated genera: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family
| Genus | Content |
| Polygala L. | Description, Image |
| Securidaca L. | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Polygalaceae:
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Flora of Botswana: PolygalaceaeFlora of Caprivi: Polygalaceae
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Polygalaceae
Flora of Malawi: Polygalaceae
Flora of Mozambique: Polygalaceae
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Polygalaceae
Flora of Zambia: Polygalaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: Polygalaceae
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): PolygalaceaeBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Polygalaceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Polygalaceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Polygalaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Polygalaceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Polygalaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Polygalaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Polygalaceae
Wikipedia: Polygalaceae
Plants of the World Online: Polygalaceae
Tropicos: Polygalaceae
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