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Polygala wattersii is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the milkwort family, native to the eastern Himalaya, southern China and northern Vietnam. It is grown mainly as a garden shrub in mild climates and its roots are used in traditional medicine.
Polygala wattersii is a species of flowering plant. It is in the milkwort family Polygalaceae. It is native to China and is used in traditional medicine. The chemical constituents of its roots have been investigated. An evergreen, it is shrubby.
The species is named for Thomas Watters, a consular official, sinologist and botanical collector from Beitain who collected plants in Formosa, now Taiwan.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
