Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Polygala scorpioides
Polygalaceae Hoffmanns. & Link
Polygala scorpioides R.A.Kerrigan , legitimate, scientific
Kerrigan, R.A. (30 April 2012), A treatment for Polygala of northern Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 25(2): 126, Figs 3C, 10B (map) APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Rookwood Station, near old mango farm on N bank of Walsh R., 29.iii.2007, R.A. Kerrigan 1185; holo: DNA 180131!; iso: BRI, CANB, PERTH.
  • APC Dist.: Qld
  • Etymology: "Latin scorpioideus, referring to the inflorescence with the main axis coiled like the tail of a scorpion."