Summary
Polygala kalaboensis Paiva, a new species from Zambia is described and illustrated. It belongs to the subgenus Polygala, section Tetrasepalae and subsection Hexandriae, a subsection with sixteen species from Tropical Africa and two from Madagascar.
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Paiva, J., Bárrios, S. Polygala kalaboensis (Polygalaceae), a new species from Zambia. Kew Bull 71, 10 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-016-9616-y
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