Species Polygala calycina
Pictures from Observations
There aren’t any identifications of Polygala calycina.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Polygala:
Gk. poly = much; gala = milk; so-called from the belief that cattle grazing in fields with this plant produced more milk. (San Marcos growers in the United States claim that Polygala virgata ‘Portola’ has this property but the authors could find no scientific evidence).
Etymology of calycina:
From the Latin calcyinus = ‘with a noticeable calyx’
Scientific name:
Polygala calycina C. Presl
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Long etymology:
Protologue:
Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. ser. 5, 3: 445 (1845); Bot. Bemerk. (C. Presl) 15 (1846)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1845
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Polygala calycina.