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Senega
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
  • Anthalogea Raf. nom. rej.
  • Corymbula Raf. nom. rej.
  • Galypola Nieuwl. (1914)
  • Leptrochia nom. rej.
  • Pilostaxis Raf. nom. superfl.
  • Pylostachya Raf. nom. rej.
  • Senegaria Raf. nom. rej.
  • Sexilia Raf. nom. rej.

Senega is a genus of flowering plants in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae) native to the Americas tropical and South 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

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These species are included in the genus:[3]

References

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  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.


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