Polygalaceae

The Polygalaceae or the milkwort family are made up of flowering plants in the order Fabales. They have a near-cosmopolitan range, with about 27 genera and ca. 900 known species of herbs, shrubs and trees. Over half of the species are in one genus, Polygala, the milkworts.

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Securidaca is a genus of shrubs and lianas in the family Polygalaceae. It is native to tropical Africa, SE Asia and the Americas from Mexico and the West Indies to Paraguay.

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Epirixanthes is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polygalaceae. It includes seven species which range from India and southern China through Indochina and Malesia to New Guinea.

Badiera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polygalaceae. Its native range is the Caribbean.

Moutabea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Polygalaceae with 11 species. It was first described in 1775 by Jean Aublet. Most species are neotropical, ranging from Costa Rica to Bolivia and central Brazil, with one species, M. pacifica, native to New Caledonia.

Atroxima is a plant genus in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae). It includes two species native to western and west-central tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea-Bissau to northern Angola. It was first described in 1905 by Otto Stapf in the Journal of the Linnean Society. It was initially in the Polygalaeae tribe before being split off with Carpolobia in 1992 to form the Carpolobieae tribe. They are lianas or liana-like shrubs which produce shiny, orange, fleshy uni- to tri-locular berries, these can have an area of up to .

Diclidanthera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polygalaceae.

Acanthocladus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Polygalaceae. Species of the genus are native to South America.

Muraltia is a genus of plants in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae) which is native to Southern and Eastern Africa. Most of the species are endemic to South Africa, and one species is naturalized in Australia. It is named after Johannes von Muralt, a Swiss botanist and surgeon.

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Bredemeyera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polygalaceae. It includes 19 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from southern Mexico through Central and South America to Paraguay and southern Brazil.

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Carpolobia is a genus of plants in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae) that are native to tropical Africa and Madagascar. It was first written about in 1831 by George Don, at which point 4 species were identified. In 1849, the number of accepted species went down to 2. The other 2 became part of the legume family. The two species that remained, C. alba and C. lutea, were described as closely resembling each other. It was initially in the Polygaleae tribe before being split off in 1992 along with the genus Atroxima to form the new tribe of Carpolobieae.

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Phlebotaenia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polygalaceae. It includes two species native to Cuba and Puerto Rico.

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Eriandra fragrans is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Polygalaceae. It is the sole species in genus Eriandra. It is a tree native to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

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Rhinotropis is a small genus in the family Polygalaceae. It was separated as a genus from Polygala by J. Richard Abbott in 2011. It is native to the south and west of the United States (Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Utah) and to Mexico.

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Gymnospora is a genus of flowering plants in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae) which is endemic to Brazil. It was first described as a subgenus of Polygala by Robert Chodat in 1891. It was separated into its own genera in 2013. Their flowers are long and its pedicels are long.

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Caamembeca is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polygalaceae. Its native range is tropical South America.

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Hebecarpa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polygalaceae. Species are found from the southern United States (Arizona, Texas and New Mexico) through Mexico and Central America to western South America.

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Heterosamara is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polygalaceae. Its native range is Guinea, Western Central Tropical Africa, and Southern Africa.

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Barnhartia floribunda is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Polygalaceae. It is the sole species in its genus, Barnhartia. It is native to Venezuela, the Guianas, and Northern Brazil.

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