Herbarium JCB

Polygala arvensis Willd.

Family : POLYGALACEAE
(MILKWORT FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Polygalaceae
Species : Polygala arvensis
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Polygala arvensis Willd.
Vernacular name : Miragu (Hin.)
Key identification features : An erect or spreading herb with woody rootstock. Leaves are sessile, elliptic or oblanceolate. Flowers are about 1.3 cm across, are in axillary racemes. Fruit is a two-seeded capsule.
Habit : Herb
Flower, Fruit : November-January; Throughout the Year
Comments : Common in grasslands, fields, floor of scrub jungles and waysides on hills of Eastern Ghats.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
World Distribution : India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Indo-China, Malesia, South-East Asia, Northern Australia
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Franklin Benjamin & G.V.S.Murthy, 2013. Flora of Sri Venkateswara National Park, Andhra Pradesh, BSI.; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Polygala arvensis. Downloaded on 27 June 2024.