Common name
English: Myrtle-Leaf Milkwort
German: Myrten-Kreuzblume
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2625)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2528)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2137)
Order: Polygalales (13)
Family: Polygalaceae (6)(family description)
Genus: Polygala (6)
Epithet: myrtifolia L. (1)
Synonyms: Polygala amoena Thunb., Polygala cluytioides Burch., Polygala grandiflora Lodd., Polygala ligularis Ker-Gawl., Polygala linkiana Sweet, Polygala pinifolia Poir., Psychanthus grandiflorus Spach, Psychanthus myrtifolius Raf. (L.)
amoena => charming, delightful, pleasing, lovely
grandiflora => with flowers larger than the normal
grandiflorus => with flowers larger than the normal
myrtifolia => myrtle-leaved
myrtifolius => myrtle-leaved
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: violet
External links
Check for Polygala myrtifolia at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1283] Polygala myrtifolia - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)