Polygala fruticosa is a species of flowering plant in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae). It is native to Eswatini and Kwazulu-Natal and the Cape Provinces in South Africa.[1][2] It was first described by Peter Jonas Bergius in 1767.[3] According to the Red List of South African Plants, it is of least ecological concern.[4]
Polygala fruticosa | |
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Polygala fruticosa in cultivation in California | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Polygalaceae |
Genus: | Polygala |
Species: | P. fruticosa
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Binomial name | |
Polygala fruticosa P.J.Bergius
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References
edit- ^ "Polygala fruticosa P.J.Bergius | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ^ "Polygala fruticosa | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ^ Harvard University; Royal Botanic Gardens Kew; Australian National Herbarium. "Polygala fruticosa". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ South African National Biodiversity Institute. "Polygala fruticosa P.J.Bergius". Red List of South African Plants. Retrieved July 24, 2020.