Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Polygala diversifolia L., Sp. Pl. 2: 703(–704). 1753.

• Homotypic
  • Badiera diversifolia (L.) DC., Prodr. 1: 334. 1824, p.p. (quoad typum)
  • Elsota diversifolia (L.) S.F.Blake, N. Amer. Fl. 25(5): 372(–373). 1924.

• Heterotypic
  • Securidaca pubescens var. ovata DC., Prodr. 1: 341. 1824.
  • Securidaca acuminata Schltdl., Linnaea 14: 382. 1840, nom. illeg. hom. – non Securidaca acuminata A.St.-Hil. & Moq., Ann. Soc. Sci. Orléans 9: 58. 1828.
  • Securidaca schlechtendaliana Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. 1(2): 246. 1842, nom. nov. (as S.? schlechtendaliana)
  • Securidaca lamarckii Griseb., Fl. Brit. W.I.: 30. 1864 [1859]. (as Securidaca Lamarckii)
  • Securidaca macrostachya Turcz., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 36(2): 560. 1863.
  • Securidula lamarckii Griseb., Fl. Brit. W.I.: 769. 1864, sphalm. (as Lamarckii)
  • Securidaca volubilis L. emend. A.W.Benn., Fl. Bras. (Martius) 13(3): 61(–62), t. 30 B, fig. 1. 1874. – non Securidaca volubilis L., Sp. Pl. 2: 707. 1753. – nec Securidaca volubilis L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 2: 1155. 1759. – nec Securidaca volubilis Blanco, Fl. Filip.: 556. 1837. – nec Securidaca volubilis L. emend. Oort, Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 71: 679. 1939.
  • Elsota volubilis Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 46. 1891.
  • Elsota lamarckii (Griseb.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 46. 1891.
  • Elsota schlechtendaliana (Walp.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 46. 1891.
  • Securidaca fendleri Chodat, Bull. Herb. Boissier 3(10): 545(–546). 1895. (as Securidaca Fendleri)
  • ? Securidaca myrtifolia Chodat, Bull. Herb. Boissier 3(10): 546(–547). 1895.
  • Securidaca venosa Rusby, Descr. S. Amer. Pl.: 41. 1920.

Primary references

• Bennett, A.G. 1874. Polygaleae. Cols. 1–82, tt. 1–30 in Martius, C.F.P. de (†) & Eichler, A.G. (eds.), Flora Brasiliensis. Enumeratio plantarum in Brasilia hactenus detectarum quas suis aliorumque botanicorum studiis descriptas et methodo naturali digestas partim icone illustratas, Vol. XIII, pars III. Fasc. LXIII. Frid. Fleischer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. BHL Reference page. 

• Blake, S.F. 1924. Family 2. Polygalaceae. North American Flora 25: 305–379. BHL Reference page.  (as Elsota diversifolia and E. Lamarckii)

• De Candolle, A.P. 1824. Ordo XVIII. Polygaleae. Pp. 321–342 in Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum generum specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta, Pars 1, Sistens Thalamiflorarum ordines LIV. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. 

• Grisebach, A.H.R. 1859. XVIII. Polygaleae. Pp. 27–31 in Flora of the British West Indian Islands. Lovell, Reeve & Co., London. BHL Reference page. 

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus II. Pp. 561–1200, [1–30, index], [1, err.]. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. 

• Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio generum plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars I. Pp. I–CLV, 1–374. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.] BHL Reference page. 

• Rusby, H.H. 1920. Descriptions of three hundred new species of South American plants, with an index to previously published South American species by the same author. 170 pp. Published by the author, New York. BHL Reference page. 

• Walpers, G.G. 1842–1843. Repertorium botanices systematicae. Tomus I. 947 pp. Sumtibus Friderici Hofmeister, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Polygalaceae. In Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 767–770. BHL Reference page. 

• Aymard C., G.A., Berry, P.E. & Eriksen, B. 2004. Polygalaceae. Pp. 316–347 in Steyermark, J.A. (†), Berry, P.E., Yatskievych, K. & Holst, B.K. (eds.), Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana, Vol. 8, Poaceae–Rubiaceae. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. ISBN 1-930723-36-9. Reference page. 

• Aymard C., G.A., Berry, P.E. & Eriksen, B. 2007. Polygalaceae. In Funk, V., Hollowell, T., Berry, P., Kelloff, C. & Alexander, S.N., Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 468–471. BHL Reference page. 

• Macbride, J.F. 1950. Polygalaceae. In Flora of Peru. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 13(3/3): 891–950. BHL Reference page.  (also including Securidaca coriacea)

• Marques, M.C.M. 1996. Securidaca L. (Polygalaceae) do Brasil. Arquivos do Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro 34(1): 7–144. PDF Reference page. 

• Morales, J.F. 2014. Polygalaceae. Pp. 342–357 in Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera, C. & Zamora, N. (eds.), Manual de plantas de Costa Rica, Vol. VII, Dicotiledóneas (Picramniaceae–Rutaceae). Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. ISBN 978-1-930723-56-6. Reference page. 

• Oort, A.J.P. 1939. Critical remarks on the Suriname species of the genus Securidaca (Polygalaceae). Mededelingen van het Botanisch Museum en Herbarium van de Rijksuniversiteit te Utrecht 71: 677–685. PDF Reference page. 

• Ståhl, B. & Eriksen, B. 2000. Securidaca. Pp. 111–126 in Eriksen, B., Ståhl, B. & Persson, C., 102. Polygalaceae. In Harling, G. & Andersson, L. (eds.), Flora of Ecuador, No. 65: 1–134. University of Göteborg & Riksmuseum, Stockholm. ISBN 91-88896-21-8. Reference page. 

• Wendt, T.L. 2001. Polygalaceae Hoffmanns. & Link. Pp. 2154–2167 in Stevens, W.D., Ulloa Ulloa, C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (eds.), Flora de Nicaragua, Vol. 3, Angiospermas (Pandanaceae–Zygophyllaceae). (Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85). Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. Online Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Securidaca diversifolia. Published online. Accessed 21 February 2019.

• GBIF

• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Securidaca diversifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed on 2019-02-21.

• Hassler, M. 2019. Securidaca diversifolia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World (2019). In: Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi, J., Penev L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 February 21.

• Tropicos.org 2019. Securidaca diversifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 21 February 2019.

• Tropicos.org: Flora Mesoamericana: Securidaca diversifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on internet. Accessed: 21 February 2019.

• Securidaca diversifolia in Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. Accessed: 21 February 2019.

• Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of the Department of Antioquia (Colombia): Securidaca diversifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on internet. Accessed: 21 February 2019.

• Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: Securidaca diversifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on internet. Accessed: 21 February 2019.

• Tropicos.org: Peru Checklist: Securidaca diversifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on internet. Accessed: 21 February 2019.

• Tropicos.org: Bolivia Catalogue: Securidaca diversifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on internet. Accessed: 21 February 2019.

• Securidaca diversifolia in Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed 21 February 2019.