Species within a genus

Genus: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

POLYGALA (G)
Butterfly Bush, Ertjieblom (Le)
Family: POLYGALACEAE

polys, polle, poly, = (of number), many; (of size), heavy; (of value), much;
gala, = milk.
(some European species supposedly increase the milk production of cows)
(LS, Le)

Polygala bracteolata (La)
Skaapertjie (Vo)
Location: (F, K, P)

bractea, brattea, = a thin plate of metal, gold-leaf; thin layers of wood, veneers;
(bract)
-olus, = diminutive;
bracteole, = a thin leaf of gold;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(ld, BL)

Polygala garcinii
Milk Maker (Vo) Dainty Butterfly Bush (Wf)
Location: (F, K, P)

For Laurent Garcin (1683-1752).**
(Ch)

Polygala meridionalis (La)

Location: (F, K)

meridies, = mid-day, noon;
-alis, = belonging or pertaining to.
meridionalis, = southern, meridional.
(pertaining to or flowering at noon)
(ld, BL)

Polygala myrtifolia var. myrtifolia (G, La)
Blou-ertjieblom, Septemberbos, Ulopesi, Umobalabala (PS)
Location: (F, K)

myrtos, = the myrtle;
folium, = a leaf.
(LS, ld)

Polygala nematocaulis (G, La)

Location: (F, K)

nema, = that which is spun, thread, yarn, the thread of a spider’s web;
(thread-like, thread, filament of stamen)
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness;
caulis, = the stalk or stem of a plant.
(LS, BL, ld)

Polygala pappeana (La)

Location: (K, P)

For Carl (Karl) Wilhelm Ludwig Pappe (1803-1862);
-anus, = belonging to, connected with, pertaining to, used to form adjectives from nouns, particularly from geographical and personal names.
(Ch, BL)

Polygala refracta (La)

Location: (F, K)

refringo, refractum, = to break up, break open; break, break off.
(curved or bent back abruptly and strongly)
(ld, BL)

Polygala serrulata (La)

Location: (K)

sserra, = a saw;
-ulus, = diminutive;
serrula, = a small saw;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(ld, BL)

Polygala umbellata (La)
Clustered Milk Maker (Vo)
Location: (F, P)

umbra, = a shade, shadow; the dark part of a painting, shade, shadow;
-ellus, diminutive;
umbella, = (metonymically, a little shadow), a sunshade, parasol, umbrella;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(umbellate)
(ld, BL)