Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Polygala coralliformis
Polygalaceae Hoffmanns. & Link
Polygala coralliformis R.A.Kerrigan , legitimate, scientific
Kerrigan, R.A. (30 April 2012), A treatment for Polygala of northern Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 25(2): 102-103, 133, Fig. 7F (map) APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: N of Wildman River Ranger Station, 13.iii.2001, R.K. Harwood 1032; holo: DNA 145411!; iso: BRI, CANB, PERTH.
taxonomic synonym: Polygala sp. Top End (L.A.Craven 5464) NT Herbarium [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Polygala sp. Kakadu (R.Collins 205) [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: NT
  • Etymology: "Latin coralliformis (coral-like in form), referring to the irregularly-lobed keel appendages, with some lobes broader than others, reminiscent of staghorn corals."