Polygalaceae
Family in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection
Digitised Reference Slides
We currently hold 10 digitised slide(s). Each record may contain multiple individual grains and images.
Distribution
© Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings (licence)Milkwort Family
Small trees, shrubs or perennial or annual herbs. Stipules usually 0, but sometimes present and if so, small and gland-like. Leaves alternate (in ours), simple, entire. Sepals 5; two lateral ones often petal-like (wings); two anterior ones sometimes joined. Petals 3-5. Stamens 5-8; filaments usually united in a slit tube. Ovary superior, 1- or 2-locular. Fruit (in ours) a capsule or a samara. © Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings (licence)
See more in the Encyclopedia of Life... Definition
- Taxonomic Completion
11.11%
3 of 27 accepted Genera- Global Pollen Project UUID
- d711c4c4-7586-4631-8800-ff94dd214072
- Botanical Reference
- None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
Connected data sources
This taxon is currently linked to the following locations.
The Plant ListGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility