Polygala violacea Aubl.

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Polygalales (6)

        Family: Polygalaceae (6)(family description)

          Genus: Polygala (6)

            Epithet: violacea Aubl. (2)

Synonym: Polygala brizoides A.St.-Hil. & Moq.

brizoides => resembling Briza

violacea => derived from the Latin "viola" meaning violet

Climate: tropical

Habit: herb

Flower colour: violet

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