Polygala, not coll.--Fr. Guiana. On the inselberg at Les Nouragues. 16 Mch 02. 001.jpg
Native to 179 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Pacific, and Northern America; introduced into British Columbia, California, Hawaii, Madeira, Michigan, New Zealand North, Norfolk Is., Oregon, Réunion, St.Helena, Vermont, Washington (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 14 occurrences across 8 countries.
Location
French Guiana
4.558556, -52.463417
Location Remarks
Vicinity of Emerald Jungle Village
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Peru, Madre de Dios, Tambopata
-12.483333, -68.813333
Location Remarks
Dist. Las Piedras, Lago Valencia. Bosque Ribereño.
Collectors
Jim Farfán Vargas, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Rodolfo Vasquez Martinez, R. Pinedo
Location
Vietnam, Lao Cai, Sa Pa
22.382222, 103.787778
Location Remarks
Ban Khoang Commune. Along road toward the commune 8 km from Sa Pa village. 1696 m elev.
Collectors
Jacinto (Jack) C. Regalado, Nguyen Sinh Khang, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Location
Peru, Cusco, Paucartambo (Kosnipata)
-12.876389, -71.408889
Location Remarks
Quebrada Piñi Piñi. Bosque secundario en una trocha de extracción de madera.
Collectors
Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Jim Farfán Vargas, Efraín Suclli, Antonio Peña Cruz
Notes
Subarbusto 0.4 m; flores amarillentas.
Location
South Africa, Western Cape
-32.732111, 18.187222
Location Remarks
Dirt road continuation of R27, along the coast 5 km N of Velddrif. Coastal dunes.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Ca. 0.5 m tall; flowers white.
Location
Vietnam, Lao Cai, Sa Pa (Sin Chai)
22.354167, 103.778889
Location Remarks
West of Sa Pa on "QL40." Trail to Hmong village. 1810 m elev.
Collectors
Jacinto (Jack) C. Regalado, Nguyen Sinh Khang, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Location
Gabon, Moyen-Ogooue
0.81275, 10.500333
Location Remarks
Mabounie. Off route N1, ca. 41 km ESE of Lambarene, then left (c. N) at Lobi-Mbigou. Mine access road about half way to the river Ngounie (GPS is from the road terminus at the river). 92 m elev.
Collectors
Miguel E. Leal, Diosdado Nguema, Etienne Mounoumoulossi, Prance Bissiemou, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Location
Peru, Pasco, Oxapampa
-10.337778, -75.251944
Location Remarks
Dist. Palcazú, Parque Nacional Yanachaga-Chemillen. Estación Biológica Paujil, camino hacia pozo tigre. Bosque primario sobre suelo de arenisca. 850 m elev.
Collectors
Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Antonio Peña Cruz, J. Mateo
Notes
Bosque primario terreno plano undulado. Arbusto 2 m, flores amarillas, brácteas verdes.
Location
Vietnam, Thua Thien-Hue, Phu Loc
16.198889, 107.858611
Location Remarks
Bach Maa National Park, summit trail.
Collectors
Jacinto (Jack) C. Regalado, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Nguyen Sinh Khang
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Polygalaceae
Genus
Polygala
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 5.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.7
Global rank
#70,935 of 335,497
Top 22%
Extinction probability
12%
