Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2656)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2569)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2165)
Order: Polygalales (14)
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