Species Polygala woodii
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There aren’t any identifications of Polygala woodii.
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 woodii:
Named after John Medley Wood (1827-1915) farmer, trader and botanist in Kwa-Zulu Natal, curator of Durban Botanic Garden from 1882 and founder of the Natal Herbarium
Scientific name:
Unknown
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Bull. Herb. Boissier 4: 237 (1896) [“P. Woodei”]
Synonym status:
Year published:
1896
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Polygala woodii.