Asemeia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Polygalaceae
Tribus: Polygaleae
Genus: Asemeia
Subgenera: A. subg. Apopetala – A. subg. Asemeia
Speciesː A. acuminata – A. aguiariana – A. apopetala – A. campestris – A. coracoralinae – A. echinosperma – A. extraaxillaris – A. floribunda – A. galmeri – A. glabra – A. grandiflora – A. hebeclada – A. hirsuta – A. hondurana – A. ignatii – A. ilheotica – A. lindmaniana – A. marquesiana – A. martiana – A. minensis – A. mollis – A. monninoides – A. monticola – A. nana – A. parietaria – A. pohliana – A. pseudohebeclada – A. rhodoptera – A. securidaca – A. sphaerospora – A. subaphyilla – A. tobatiensis – A. tonsa – A. violacea

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Asemeia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 March 31. Reference page.

Name

Asemeia Raf., Herb. Raf.: (79–)80. 1833. – New Fl. 4: 88. 1836.

Type species: Asemeia grandiflora (Walter) Small, Man. S.E. Fl. 766. 1933. – Lectotype designated by Pastore & Abbott (2012), p. 802.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Polygala sect. Hebeclada Chodat, Arch. Sci. Phys. Nat., pér. 3, 25(6): 698(697–699). 1891. – Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31(2,2): 2, 43. 1893.
- Polygala subg. Hebeclada (Chodat) S.F.Blake, Contr. Gray Herb. 47: 5, 59. 1916.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Cosmopolitan
- ː Tropical & Subtropical America
  - Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, South Carolina, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Rafinesque, C.S. 1836 [–1838]. New Flora and Botany of North America. Fourth Part. Neobotanon. BHL Reference page. ː

Additional references

Pastore, J.F.B. & Abbott, J.R. 2012. Taxonomic notes and new combinations for Asemeia (Polygalaceae). Kew Bulletin 67: 801–813. DOI: 10.1007/s12225-012-9397-x JSTOR PDF Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Asemeia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 March 31. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Asemeia. Published online. Accessed: 21 March 2019. Reference page.
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Asemeia in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2019 August 21. Reference page.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Asemeia.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Asemeia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2019-03-21. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Asemeia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 June 20. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2019. Asemeia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 March 21. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 40020723. 21. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: August 2019 40020723. Reference page.
Asemeia in Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. Accessed: 21 March 2019.
Tropicos.org: Bolivia Catalogue: Asemeia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 March 2019.
Asemeia in Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 21 March 2019.

Vernacular names

español: hierba lechera