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232.0000 Family Polygalaceae Hoffmanns. & Link; Fl. Portug. [Hoffmannsegg] 1: 62 (1809), nom. cons.
27 genera, ca. 1300 spp.
Species listed in database: 1351; hybrids: 4
= Diclidantheraceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 195 (1858), nom. cons.
= Moutabeaceae Pfeiff.; Nomencl. Bot. [Pfeiffer] 2: 364 (1873)
= Xanthophyllaceae Gagnep. ex Reveal & Hoogland; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, Sér. 4, 12: 206 (1990)
232.0405 Genus Polygaloides Haller; Hist. Stirp. Helv. 1: 149 (1768)
Distribution: Europe (2), NW-Africa (3), North America (1)
Species listed in database: 6
= Chamaebuxus (DC.) Spach; Hist. Nat. Vég. [Spach] 7: 125 (1838), nom. superfl.
= Tertria Schrank; Fl. Monac. 3: t. 249 (1816)
= Trichlisperma Raf.; Specchio Sci. 1: 117 (1814)
species :
Polygaloides balansae (Coss.) O.Schwarz; Mitt. Thüring. Bot. Ges. 1: 107 (1949)
Distribution: S-Spain (Granada); Morocco (mountains)
12 SPA 20 MOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Chamaebuxus balansae (Coss.) Stapf; Bot. Mag. sub t. 9009 (1923)
= Polygala balansae Coss.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 20: 240 (1874)
species :
Polygaloides chamaebuxus (L.) O.Schwarz; Mitt. Thüring. Bot. Ges. 1: 107 (1949)
Name: Buchsblättriges Kreuzblümchen, Buchs-Kreuzblümchen (DE)
Distribution: Germany (Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Sachsen, Thüringen); Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Austria; Czech Republic; France; Italy; Slovenia; Croatia; Romania
11 AUT CZE GER LIE SWI 12 FRA 13 CRO ITA ROM SLV
Synonyms: hidden
= Chamaebuxus alpestris Spach; Hist. Nat. Vég. [Spach] 7: 127 (1838)
= Chamaebuxus alpestris var. grandiflora (Gaudin) Rouy & Foucaud; Fl. France [Rouy & Foucaud] 3: 59 (1896)
= Chamaebuxus alpestris var. rhodoptera (Brügger) Borbás; Syn. Deut. Schweiz. Fl., ed. 3 [Hallier & Brand] 1: 261 (1892)
= Chamaebuxus coriacea Opiz; Seznam [Opiz] 28 (1852)
= Chamaebuxus polygaleoides Schur; Verh. Mitth. Siebenbürg. Vereins Naturwiss. Hermannstadt 4: 11 (1853)
= Chamaebuxus vulgaris Schur; Enum. Pl. Transsilv. 90 (1866)
= Polygala buxifolia St.-Lag.; Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 6: 132 (1880), nom. illeg.
= Polygala chamaebuxus L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 704 (1753)
= Polygala chamaebuxus var. angustifolia (Opiz) Ortmann; Elbogn. Kreis Königr. Böhm. [Glückselig] 76 (1842)
= Polygala chamaebuxus var. grandiflora Gaudin; Fl. Helv. 4: 447 (1829)
= Polygala chamaebuxus var. lutea Neilr.; Fl. Nied.-Oesterr. 835 (1846)
= Polygala chamaebuxus var. purpurea Neilr.; Fl. Wien 579 (1846)
= Polygala chamaebuxus var. rhodoptera Brügger; Z. Ferdinandeums Tirol . Ser. 3, 9: 77 (1860)
= Tertria chamaebuxus (L.) Schrank; Fl. Monac. 3: 249 (1816)
species :
Polygaloides munbyana (Boiss. & Reut.) O.Schwarz; Mitt. Thüring. Bot. Ges. 1: 107 (1949)
Distribution: Morocco; Algeria
20 ALG MOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Chamaebuxus munbyana (Boiss. & Reut.) Stapf; Bot. Mag. sub t. 9009 (1923)
= Polygala munbyana Boiss. & Reut.; Diagn. Pl. Orient., Sér. 2, 5: 50 (1856)
species :
Polygaloides paucifolia (Willd.) J.R.Abbott; J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 5(1): 134 (2011)
Name: Gaywings, Fringed Polygala
Distribution: Canada (Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan); USA (Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia)
71 CDN 72 CDN 74 USA 75 USA 78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Chamaebuxus paucifolia (Willd.) J.F.B.Pastore & Agust.Martinez; Taxon 73(3): 873 (2024)
= Polygala commutata Sweet; Hort. Brit. [Sweet], ed. 2: 47 (1830)
= Polygala paucifolia f. alba (Eights ex L.C.Beck) House; Bull. New York State Mus. Nat. Hist. 219-220: 238 (1920)
= Polygala paucifolia f. alba Wheelock; Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 2: 142 (1891), nom. illeg.
= Polygala paucifolia f. albiflora Farw.; Asa Gray Bull. 2: 48 (1894)
= Polygala paucifolia f. albiflora O.W.Knight; Rhodora 8: 66 (1906), nom. illeg.
= Polygala paucifolia f. caerulea R.J.Eaton; Rhodora 54: 27 (1952)
= Polygala paucifolia f. vestita Fernald; Rhodora 22: 32 (1920)
= Polygala paucifolia var. alba Eights ex L.C.Beck; Bot. North. Middle States [Beck] 46 (1833)
= Polygala paucifolia var. pubescens Eaton; Man. Bot. [A.Eaton], ed. 6: 272 (1833)
= Polygala paucifolia Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 3(2): 880 (1802)
= Polygala purpurea W.T.Aiton; Hort. Kew., ed. 2 [W.T.Aiton] 4: 244 (1812)
= Polygala uniflora Michx.; Fl. Bor.-Amer. [Michaux] 2: 53 (1803)
= Trichlisperma grandiflorum Raf.; Specchio Sci. 1: 117 (1814)
= Trichlisperma paucifolium (Willd.) Nieuwl.; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 181 (1914)
= Triclisperma grandiflora Raf.; Specchio Sci. 1: 117 (1814)
= Triclisperma paucifolia (Willd.) Nieuwl.; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 181 (1914)
species :
Polygaloides vayredae (Costa) O.Schwarz; Mitt. Thüring. Bot. Ges. 1: 107 (1949)
Distribution: NE-Spain (E-Pyrénées)
12 SPA
Synonyms: hidden
= Chamaebuxus vayredae (Costa) Willk.; Ill. Fl. Hispan. [Willkomm] 1: 33 (1881)
= Polygala vayredae Costa; Supl. Cat. Pl. Cataluña 10 (1877)
species :
Polygaloides webbiana (Coss.) O.Schwarz; Mitt. Thüring. Bot. Ges. 1: 107 (1949)
Distribution: S-Spain (Malaga); Morocco
12 SPA 20 MOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Chamaebuxus webbiana (Coss.) Stapf; Bot. Mag. sub t. 9009 (1923)
= Polygala webbiana Coss.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 20: 240 (1874)
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