Polygalaceae Hoffmanns. & Link
Polygala pendulina R.A.Kerrigan , legitimate, scientific
Kerrigan, R.A. (30 April 2012), A treatment for Polygala of northern Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 25(2): 118-119, Fig. 9D (map) APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Cape York Peninsula, Bromley Station, 6.9 km along track from Bromley Homestead and Wattle Hill, 24.v.2004, R.A. Kerrigan 834 & R.K. Harwood; holo: DNA 162317!; iso: BRI, CANB, K, PERTH.
  • APC Dist.: Qld
  • Etymology: "Latin pendulinus (hanging down), referring to the pendulous nature of the capsules."