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The genus Polygala is in the family Polygalaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

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Species in Polygala

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See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source
Polygala acicularis Oliv.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala acuminata Willd.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala adenophora DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala adenophylla A. St.-Hil. & Moq.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala affinis DC.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala africana Chodat	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala alata Galushko	Accepted		TRO
Polygala alba Nutt.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala albida Schinz	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala albowiana Chodat	Accepted		TRO
Polygala albowii Kem.-Nath	Accepted		TRO
Polygala alpestris Rchb.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala alpina (DC.) Steud.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala amara L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala amarella Crantz	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala americana Mill.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala amphothrix S.F. Blake	Accepted		TRO
Polygala anatina Chodat	Accepted		TRO
Polygala anatolica Boiss. & Heldr.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala andensis Chodat	Accepted		TRO
Polygala anderssonii B.L. Rob.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala andringitrensis Paiva	Accepted		TRO
Polygala angolensis Chodat	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala angustifolia (Chodat) R.N. Banerjee	Accepted		TRO
Polygala ankaratrensis H. Perrier	Accepted		TRO
Polygala antunesii Gürke	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala aparinoides Hook. & Arn.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala aphylla A.W. Benn.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala apiculata Porta	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala apparicioi Brade	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala appressa Benth.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala appressipilis S.F. Blake	Accepted		TRO
Polygala arcuata Hayata	Accepted		TRO
Polygala arenaria Willd.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala arenicola Gürke	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala arillata Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don	Accepted		TRO
Polygala arvensis Willd.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala arvicola Bojer	Accepted		TRO
Polygala aspalatha L.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala asperuloides Kunth	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala australis A.W. Benn.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala balansae Coss.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala barbellata S.K. Chen	Accepted		TRO
Polygala barbeyana Chodat	Accepted		TRO
Polygala baumii Gürke	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala bawanglingensis F.W. Xing & Z.X. Li	Accepted		TRO
Polygala berlandieri S. Watson	Accepted		TRO
Polygala bevilacquae Marques	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala biformipilis S.F. Blake	Accepted		TRO
Polygala blakeana Steyerm.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala blanchetii Chodat	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala bocainensis Brade	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala boissieri Coss.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala boliviensis A.W. Benn.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala bomiensis S.K. Chen & J. Parn.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala bonariensis Grondona	Accepted		TRO
Polygala brachyphylla Chodat	Accepted		TRO
Polygala brachysepala Blake	Accepted		TRO
Polygala brachytropis Blake	Accepted		TRO
Polygala brasiliensis L.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala brevialata Chodat	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala buxifolia Kunth	Accepted		TRO
Polygala caerulescens S.F. Blake	Accepted		TRO
Polygala calcarea F.W.Schultz	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala campestris Gardner	Accepted		TRO
Polygala capillaris E.Mey. ex Harv.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala carnosicaulis W.H. Chen & Y.M. Shui	Accepted		TRO
Polygala carueliana (A.W.Benn.) Caruel	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala caudata Rehder & E.H. Wilson	Accepted		TRO
Polygala chamaebuxus L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala chiapensis S.F. Blake	Accepted		TRO
Polygala chinensis L.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala cneorum A. St.-Hil. & Moq.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala comosa Schkuhr	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala compacta Rose	Accepted		TRO
Polygala compressa H. Perrier	Accepted		TRO
Polygala conferta A.W. Benn. ex Hemsl.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala coridifolia C. Presl	Accepted		TRO
Polygala costaricensis Chodat	Accepted		TRO
Polygala cowellii (Britton) S.F. Blake	Accepted		TRO
Polygala crista-galli Chodat	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala crotalarioides Buch.-Ham. ex DC.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala cuneata (Griseb.) S.F. Blake	Accepted		TRO
Polygala cuspidulata S.F. Blake	Accepted		TRO
Polygala cyparissias A. St.-Hil. & Moq.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala darwiniana A.W. Benn.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala decidua S.F. Blake	Accepted		TRO
Polygala decipiens Besser	Accepted		TRO
Polygala deflorata Chodat	Accepted		TRO
Polygala desiderata Speg.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala dewevrei Exell	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala didyma C.Y. Wu	Accepted		TRO
Polygala distans A.St.-Hil.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala doerfleri Hayek	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala dolichocarpa S.F. Blake	Accepted		TRO
Polygala duarteana A. St.-Hil. & Moq.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala dukei Barringer	Accepted		TRO
Polygala dunniana H. Lév.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala dusenii Norl.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala edmundii Chodat	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala elegans Wall. ex Royle	Accepted		TRO
Polygala erioptera DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala exilis DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala extraaxillaris Chodat	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala fallax Hemsl.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala fendleri Chodat	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala filicaulis Baill.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala flavescens DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala floribunda Benth.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala fragilis Paiva	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala fruticosa Berg.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala furcata Royle	Accepted		TRO
Polygala galapageia Hook. f.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala galeottii Chodat	Accepted		TRO
Polygala galioides Poir.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala ganguelensis Exell & Mendonça	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala gigantea Chodat	Accepted		TRO
Polygala gilletii Paiva	Accepted		TRO
Polygala globulifera Dunn	Accepted		TRO
Polygala glochidiata Kunth	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala gnidioides Willd.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala gomesiana Welw. ex Oliv.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala gossweileri Exell & Mendonça	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala gracillima S. Watson	Accepted		TRO
Polygala grazielae Marques	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala guaranitica Chodat	Accepted		TRO
Polygala guerichiana Engl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala hainanensis Chun & F.C. How	Accepted		TRO
Polygala hebeclada DC.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala herbiola A. St.-Hil. & Moq.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala hickeniana Grondona	Accepted		TRO
Polygala hieronymi Chodat	Accepted		TRO
Polygala hirsuta A. St.-Hil. & Moq.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala hondurana Chodat	Accepted		TRO
Polygala hongkongensis Hemsl.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala hottentotta C. Presl	Accepted		TRO
Polygala huillensis Welw. ex Oliv.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala humbertii H. Perrier	Accepted		TRO
Polygala hygrophila Kunth	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala incarnata L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala insignis Klotzsch	Accepted		TRO
Polygala irwinii Wurdack	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala isocarpa Chodat	Accepted		TRO
Polygala jaliscana S.F. Blake	Accepted		TRO
Polygala jamaicensis Chodat	Accepted		TRO
Polygala japonica Houtt.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala jefensis W.H. Lewis	Accepted		TRO
Polygala jujuyensis Grondona	Accepted		TRO
Polygala juncea A.St.-Hil.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala kalaxariensis Schinz	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala karensium Kurz	Accepted		TRO
Polygala khasiana Hassk.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala koi Merr.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala krumanina Burch. ex Ficalho & Hiern	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala kurtzii A.W. Benn.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala lacei Craib	Accepted		TRO
Polygala lancifolia A. St.-Hil. & Moq.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala latouchei Franch.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala laureola A. St.-Hil. & Moq.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala laxifolia Exell	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala lecardii Chodat	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala leptophylla Burch.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala leptostachys Shuttlew. ex A.Gray	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala leucantha A.W. Benn.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala lhunzeensis C.Y. Wu & S.K. Chen	Accepted		TRO
Polygala lijiangensis C.Y. Wu & S.K. Chen	Accepted		TRO
Polygala linarifolia Willd.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala lindheimeri A. Gray	Accepted		TRO
Polygala linoides Poir.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala longa S.F. Blake	Accepted		TRO
Polygala longeracemosa H. Perrier	Accepted		TRO
Polygala longicaulis Kunth	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala longifolia Poir.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala longipes Blake	Accepted		TRO
Polygala luenensis Paiva	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala lusitanica Welw. ex Chodat	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala lycopodioides Chodat	Accepted		TRO
Polygala macradenia A. Gray	Accepted		TRO
Polygala macroptera DC.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala macrostachya Chodat	Accepted		TRO
Polygala macrostigma Chodat	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala major Jacq.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala makaschwilii Kem.-Nath.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala malmeana Chodat	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala mandonii Chodat	Accepted		TRO
Polygala maravillasensis Correll	Accepted		TRO
Polygala marensis Burtt Davy	Accepted		TRO
Polygala marquesiana J.F.B.Pastore & T.B.Cavalc.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala martiana A.W. Benn.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala martinellii Marques & E.F.Guim.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala mathusiana Chodat	Accepted		TRO
Polygala melilotoides Chodat	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala membranacea (Miq.) Görts	Accepted		TRO
Polygala mendoncae E.Petit	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala michoacana B.L. Rob. & Seaton	Accepted		TRO
Polygala microphylla L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala microspora S.F.Blake	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala microtricha S.F. Blake	Accepted		TRO
Polygala minutifolia Rose	Accepted		TRO
Polygala misella Bernardi	Accepted		TRO
Polygala molluginifolia A.St.-Hil.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala monninoides Kunth	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala monopetala Cambess.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala monspeliaca L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala moquiniana A. St.-Hil. & Moq.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala mossamedensis Paiva	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala myriantha Chodat	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala myrtifolia L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala myrtillopsis Welw. ex Oliv.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala nambalensis Gürke	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala nematocaulis Levyns	Accepted		TRO
Polygala nematophylla Exell	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala nicaeensis Risso ex W.D.J.Koch	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala nitida Brandegee	Accepted		TRO
Polygala nudata Brandegee	Accepted		TRO
Polygala obovata A. St.-Hil. & Moq.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala obscura Benth.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala oedipus Speg.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala oligosperma C.Y. Wu	Accepted		TRO
Polygala oliveriana Exell & Mendonça	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala oophylla Blake	Accepted		TRO
Polygala oreophila Speg.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala ovatifolia A. Gray	Accepted		TRO
Polygala oxyphylla DC.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala pallida E.Mey. ex Harv.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala palmeri S. Watson	Accepted		TRO
Polygala paludicola Gürke	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala panamensis Chodat	Accepted		TRO
Polygala paniculata L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala parrasana Brandegee	Accepted		TRO
Polygala parvifolia (Wheelock) Wooton & Standl.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala patagonica Phil.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala pearcei A.W. Benn.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala pedicellata Chodat	Accepted		TRO
Polygala perennis Blake	Accepted		TRO
Polygala persicariifolia DC.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala persistens A.W. Benn.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala peruviana A.W. Benn.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala petitiana A.Rich.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala planellasi Molinet	Accepted		TRO
Polygala platycarpa Benth.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala poaya Mart.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala podolica DC.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala poggei Gürke	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala pohliana A.St.-Hil.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala polifolia C. Presl	Accepted		TRO
Polygala polyedra Brandegee	Accepted		TRO
Polygala preslii Spreng.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala pseudocoelosioides Chodat	Accepted		TRO
Polygala pseudocoriacea Chodat	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala pseudoerica A.St.-Hil.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala pseudosericea Chodat	Accepted		TRO
Polygala pterolopha Chodat	Accepted		TRO
Polygala pulchella A. St.-Hil. & Moq.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala pumila Norlind	Accepted		TRO
Polygala punctata A.W.Benn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala purpusii Brandegee	Accepted		TRO
Polygala quitensis Turcz.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala racemosa Blake	Accepted		TRO
Polygala rarifolia DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala rectipilis S.F. Blake	Accepted		TRO
Polygala rehmannii Chodat	Accepted		TRO
Polygala resedoides A. St.-Hil. & Moq.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala resinosa S.K. Chen	Accepted		TRO
Polygala revoluta Gardner	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala riograndensis R. Ludtke & Miotto	Accepted		TRO
Polygala rivinifolia Kunth	Accepted		TRO
Polygala rivularis Gürke	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala robusta Gürke	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala rojasii Chodat	Accepted		TRO
Polygala rosei Hicken	Accepted		TRO
Polygala rupestris Pourr.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala russelliana S.F. Blake	Accepted		TRO
Polygala sabuletorum Skottsb.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala sabulosa A.W. Benn.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala salasiana Gay	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala salviniana A.W. Benn.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala sanariapoana Steyerm.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala sancti-georgii Riley	Accepted		TRO
Polygala santacruzensis Grondona	Accepted		TRO
Polygala santanderensis Killip & Steyerm.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala sardoa Chodat	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala savannarum Chodat	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala saxicola Dunn	Accepted		TRO
Polygala schinziana Chodat	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala schoenlankii O. Hoffm. & Hildebrandt	Accepted		TRO
Polygala scleroxylon Ducke	Accepted		TRO
Polygala scoparia Kunth	Accepted		TRO
Polygala scoparioides Chodat	Accepted		TRO
Polygala selaginoides A.W. Benn.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala selloi (Spreng.) Bernardi	Accepted		TRO
Polygala semialata S. Watson	Accepted		TRO
Polygala senega L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala senensis Klotzsch	Accepted		TRO
Polygala serpens S.F. Blake	Accepted		TRO
Polygala serpyllifolia Hosé	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala shinnersii W.H. Lewis	Accepted		TRO
Polygala sibirica L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala sinaloae S.F. Blake	Accepted		TRO
Polygala sipapoana Wurdack	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala solieri Gay	Accepted		TRO
Polygala spectabilis DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala sphenoptera Fresen.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala spicata Chodat	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala spinescens Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala spruceana A.W.Benn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala stenopetala Klotzsch	Accepted		TRO
Polygala stenophylla Hayata	Accepted		TRO
Polygala steudneri Chodat	Accepted		TRO
Polygala subandina Phil.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala subaphylla H. Perrier	Accepted		TRO
Polygala subglobosa Paiva	Accepted		TRO
Polygala subopposita S.K. Chen	Accepted		TRO
Polygala subtilis Kunth	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala subuniflora Boiss. & Heldr.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala subverticillata Chodat	Accepted		TRO
Polygala supina Schreb.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala tatarinowii Regel	Accepted		TRO
Polygala tehuacana Brandegee	Accepted		TRO
Polygala tenella Willd.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala tenuifolia Willd.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala tenuis DC.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala timoutoides Chodat	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala timoutou Aubl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala translucida Chodat	Accepted		TRO
Polygala tricholopha Chodat	Accepted		TRO
Polygala trichosperma L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala triflora L.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala trifurcata Chodat	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala tuberculata Chodat	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala turgida Rose	Accepted		TRO
Polygala umbellata L.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala umbonata Craib	Accepted		TRO
Polygala uncinata E. Mey. ex Meissn.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala usafuensis Gürke	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala vayredae Costa	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala ventanensis Grondona	Accepted		TRO
Polygala venulosa Sm.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala vergrandis W. Lewis	Accepted		TRO
Polygala verticillata L.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala violacea Aubl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala viridis S. Watson	Accepted		TRO
Polygala vollii Brade	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala vulgaris L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala watsonii Chodat	Accepted		TRO
Polygala wattersii Hance	Accepted		TRO
Polygala weberbaueri Chodat	Accepted		TRO
Polygala welwitschii Chodat	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala wenxianensis Y.S. Zhou & Z.X. Peng	Accepted		TRO
Polygala wettsteinii Chodat	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Polygala williamsii Böcher, Hjert. & Rahn	Accepted		TRO
Polygala wurdackiana W.H. Lewis	Accepted		TRO
Polygala wuzhishanensis S.K. Chen & J. Parn.	Accepted		TRO
Polygala youngii Exell	Accepted		WCSP (in review)

Statistics

The Plant List includes 1,554 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Polygala. Of these 354 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 152 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Polygala. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 1,554 species names for the genus Polygala recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	354	22.8%
◕	Synonym	251	16.2%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	949	61.1%

All names

The status of the 1,706 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Polygala recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	393	23.0%
◕	Synonym	346	20.3%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	967	56.7%

Of these names,

• 2 are recorded as invalid
• 5 are recorded as illegitimate

The confidence with which the status of the 1,554 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Polygala, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	0	0	0	0	0	0%
	Medium confidence	352	245	0	0	597	38.4%
	Low confidence	2	6	0	949	957	61.6%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Polygala, are as follows: