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Internal ID UUID6440031b3d2d7753775739
Scientific name Polygala irregularis
Authority Boiss.
First published in Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 8 (1843)

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It is a drought-tolerant species and is used as a medicinal plant.

Polygala irregularis is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygalaceae. It is a perennial herb native to grasslands and sandy areas of Northern Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia with altitudes below 500 metres (1,600 ft). It has a height up to 60 centimetres (24 in) and produces lilac to reddish-brown flowers. It is a drought-tolerant species and is used as a medicinal plant.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Polygala dictyoptera Boiss. Diagn. Pl. Orient. , ser. 2, 1: 59 (1854)
Polygala arabica Boiss. Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 9 (1843)
Polygala hagerupii Exell J. Bot. 68: 244 (1930)
Polygala irregularis var. aegyptiaca Chodat ex Täckh. & Boulos Publ. Cairo Univ. Herb. 5: 90 (1972 publ. 1974)

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Chad
      • Djibouti
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia
      • Somalia
      • Sudan
    • Northern Africa
      • Algeria
      • Egypt
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Burkina
      • Mali
      • Mauritania
      • Niger
      • Senegal
  • Asia-temperate
    • Arabian Peninsula
      • Gulf States
      • Oman
      • Saudi Arabia
      • Yemen
    • Western Asia
      • Iran
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • India
      • Pakistan
      • West Himalaya

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000488757
Tropicos 25901200
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:691636-1
The Plant List kew-2573102
Open Tree Of Life 5748640
IPNI 691636-1
GBIF 7293461
Wikipedia Polygala_irregularis

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