Polygala wightiana
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- August-December
How to identify Polygala wightiana
Identify Polygala wightiana by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Polygalaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Polygala wightiana.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Polygala wightiana
- Genus
- Polygala
- Family
- Polygalaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Malaysia to Northern Australia
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Polygala wightiana itself; the rest are typical of the Polygalaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Polygala wightiana
Polygala wightiana is a herb in the Polygalaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. It grows in dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.
Polygalaceae
Milkwort Family
Polygala wightiana belongs to the Polygalaceae family.
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