Polygalaceae
Polygala

Polygala obtusissima Hochst. ex Chodat

First published in Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31(2: 2): 322 (1893)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Tropical Africa. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (2000). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(1): 1-532. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (2007). Flora of Oman 2: 1-220. National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Meise. [Cited as Polygala senensis.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1994). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 1: 1-336. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Thulin, M.; Mohamed, B.A. [6838] Somalia K001622807 Yes
Newbould, J.G.B. [850] Somalia Polygala senensis var. calcicola K003078548 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B11034] Somalia Polygala senensis var. calcicola K003078546 Yes
Newbould, J.G.B. [732] Somalia Polygala senensis var. calcicola K003078551 Yes
Collenette, C.N. [52] Somalia Polygala senensis var. calcicola K003078550 Yes
Richards, M.J. [20] Somalia Polygala senensis var. calcicola K003078549 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [2392] Ethiopia Polygala senensis var. calcicola K003078544 Yes
[Eloshcole] [1365] Somalia Polygala senensis var. calcicola K003078545 Yes
Popov, G. [1038] Somalia Polygala senensis var. calcicola K003078547 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0