| Family | POLYGALACEAE |
| Genus species | Polygala elegans Royle |
| Bibliography | Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts.: 76 (1834) |
| Native Range | s. Tibet to Himalaya and Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2300-2900m |
| Description | leaves shortly petiolate, linear-lanceolate, adaxially shiny green, glabrous, margins revolute, apex obtuse, mucronate, flowers few in raceme, corolla ca. 1cm long |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Polygala myrsinites Royle Polygala sibirica ssp. elegans (Royle) Kit Tan Polygala sibirica var. elegans (Royle) H.Hara |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (ASS Assam, EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |