Polygalaceae Hoffmanns. & Link
Polygala bifoliata R.A.Kerrigan
, legitimate, scientific
[Kerrigan, R.A. (30 April 2012), A treatment for Polygala of northern Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 25(2)]:
100-101, 133, Figs 6A, 7C
APC
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
Black Rock Pool, adjacent car park, 17.iv.2006, R.A. Kerrigan 1137; holo: DNA 177040; iso: BRI, CANB, PERTH.
taxonomic synonym:
Polygala sp. Bifoliata (N.B.Nyrnes 2091)
[n/a]
pro parte misapplication:
Polygala arvensis Willd.
legitimate
by [Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1]: 140-141
misapplication:
Polygala arvensis Willd.
legitimate
by [Ewart, A.J. & Davies, O.B. (1917), The Flora of the Northern Territory]: 160
misapplication:
Polygala pycnophylla Domin
nom. illeg.
by [Northern Territory Herbarium (2004), Checklist of Northern Territory Vascular Plant Species]: -
misapplication:
Polygala arvensis Willd.
legitimate
by [Northern Territory Herbarium (2004), Checklist of Northern Territory Vascular Plant Species]: -
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Etymology:
"Latin bi- (two) and foliatus (leaf-bearing), referring to the two
leaf shapes found on most specimens."
[Biggs, L.J. & Parker, C.M. (21 November 2013), Updates to Western Australia's vascular plant census for 2012. Nuytsia 23]:
506
[secondary reference]