Securidaca retusa

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: Securidaca
Species: Securidaca retusa

Securidaca retusa Benth., Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 210. 1850.

Homotypic
- Securidaca retusa Spruce ex A.W.Benn., Fl. Bras. (Martius) 13(3): 67. 1874, isonym
- Elsota retusa (Benth.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 46. 1891.

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regionalː Brazil Brazil North, Brazil West-Central Regionalː Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

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Aymard C., G.A., Berry, P.E. & Eriksen, B. 2007. Polygalaceae. In Funk, V., Hollowell, T., Berry, P., Kelloff, C. & Alexander, S.N., Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 468–471. BHL Reference page.
Bennett, A.G. 1874. Polygaleae. Cols. 1–82, tt. 1–30 in Martius, C.F.P. de (†) & Eichler, A.G. (eds.), Flora Brasiliensis. Enumeratio plantarum in Brasilia hactenus detectarum quas suis aliorumque botanicorum studiis descriptas et methodo naturali digestas partim icone illustratas, Vol. XIII, pars III. Fasc. LXIII. Frid. Fleischer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. BHL Reference page.
Marques, M.C.M. 1996. Securidaca L. (Polygalaceae) do Brasil. Arquivos do Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro 34(1): 7–144. PDF Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Securidaca retusa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 May 06. Reference page.
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