Senega glochidiata

Senega glochidiata

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: Senega
Species: Senega glochidiata

Name

Senega glochidiata (Kunth) J.F.B.Pastore, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 108: 201 (2023)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Polygala glochidiata Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 5: 400 (1823)
• Homotypic
  • Polygala glochidiata f. typica S.F.Blake, Contr. Gray Herb. 47: 91 (1916), not validly publ.
• Heterotypic
  • Polygala glochidiata var. kunthiana Chodat, Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31(2: 2): 165 (1893)
  • Polygala glochidiata f. leucantha S.F.Blake, Contr. Gray Herb. 47: 91 (1916)
  • Polygala glochidiata var. pallida Chodat, Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31(2: 2): 165 (1893)
  • Polygala glochidiata var. raddiana Chodat, Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31(2: 2): 166 (1893)
  • Polygala glochidiata var. spergulifolia Chodat, Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31(2: 2): 165 (1893)
  • Polygala glochidiata var. subaphylla (A.St.-Hil. & Moq.) Marques, Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 29: 71 (1988 publ. 1989)
  • Polygala raddiana var. subaphylla A.St.-Hil. & Moq., Ann. Soc. Roy. Sci. Orléans 9: 50 (1828)
  • Polygala spergulifolia A.St.-Hil. & Moq., Ann. Soc. Roy. Sci. Orléans 9: 50 (1828)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regionalː Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Paraguay Regionalː Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regionalː Western South America Bolivia Regionalː Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regionalː Northern South America Colombia, Guyana, Venezuela Regionalː Caribbean Cuba Continental: Northern America Regionalː Southern Central USA Arizona Regionalː Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pastore, J.F.B., Martinez, A., Abbott, J.R. & Neubig, K.M. 2023. Toward New Generic Delimitations in Polygalaceae II: Senega. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 108(1): 126-249. DOI: 10.3417/2023754 Reference page.  108: 201

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 
• Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Senega glochidiata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 April 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Senega glochidiata. Accessed: 27 April 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Senega glochidiata. Published online. Accessed: April 19 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: tropical milkwort
• español: plumerito (Cuba)

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