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Polygala violacea Aubl.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Aubl. (1775). In: Hist. Pl. Guiane: 735.

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Fabales
family
Polygalaceae
genus
Asemeia
species
Asemeia violacea

Name

Homonyms
Polygala violacea Aubl.
Polygala violacea Vahl
Common names
violet milkwort in English
Elefante in language.
Olefante in language.
Olefanti in language.
Puya di Zumbi in language.

Bibliographic References

  1. Abbott, J. Richard, 2011: Notes on the disintegration of Polygala (Polygalaceae) with four new genera for the Flora of North America. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, vol. 5, no. 1. 125-137.
  2. Funk, V., T. Hollowell, P. Berry, C. Kelloff, and S. N. Alexander, 2007: Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium, vol. 55. 1-584.
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