Salomonia (plant)
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| Salomonia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Polygalaceae |
| Tribe: | Polygaleae |
| Genus: | Salomonia Lour. |
| Type species | |
| Salomonia cantoniensis | |
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Salomonia is a genus of plants in the milkwort family, Polygalaceae. It includes five species native to the Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, southern China, Korea, Japan, Malesia, Micronesia, Papuasia, and Queensland.[1][2] They are annual herbs with erect or ascending stems, aromatic roots, simple alternate leaves and axillary, terminal spike inflorescence.[3]