Polygalaceae

  • Family

    Polygalaceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

    Polygalaceae

  • Common Names

    Milkwort Family

  • Description

    Number of genera: 12

    Number of species: 750

    Distribution (from PLANTAE): This family is nearly cosmopolitan in distribution, but wanting from New Zealand, Polynesia (except as introduced weeds) and the Arctic. About two-thirds of the species belong to the single large genus Polygala.

  • Floras and Monographs

    Polygalaceae: [Book] Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.