Polygalaceae

Violet tree

Phlebotaenia cowellii Britton

Family: Polygalaceae
Genus: Phlebotaenia

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Violet tree: Polygala cowellii in the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami — Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Violet tree, Violeta
Spanish: Tortuguero

Synonyms

Phlebotaenia portoricensis Urb.
Polygala cowellii (Britton) S.F.Blake

Photos

Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.