Senega

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Senega
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Senega lutea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Polygalaceae
Genus: Senega
(DC.) Spach
Synonyms [1]
List
  • AnthalogeaRaf.nom. rej.
  • CorymbulaRaf.nom. rej.
  • GalypolaNieuwl.
  • Leptrochianom. rej.
  • PilostaxisRaf.nom. superfl.
  • PylostachyaRaf.nom. rej.
  • SenegariaRaf.nom. rej.
  • SexiliaRaf.nom. rej.

Senega is a genus of flowering plants in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae) native to the Americas, tropical and southern Africa, and Madagascar. It was resurrected from the genus Polygala in 2023. [2] The North American species Senega officinalis was introduced to Europe in the 1700s and was sold widely by pharmacists into the 1800s. It is toxic in large quantities.

Species

These species are included in the genus: [3]

References

  1. "Senega (DC.) Spach". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  2. Pastore, José Floriano Barêa; Martinez, Agustina; Abbott, J. Richard; Neubig, Kurt (2023). "Toward New Generic Delimitations in Polygalaceae II: Senega". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 108: 126–249. doi:10.3417/2023754.
  3. "Senega Spach" . Retrieved 24 July 2024.