Senega appendiculata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Polygalaceae
Tribus: Polygaleae
Genus: Senega
Species: Senega appendiculata

Name

Senega appendiculata (Vell.) J.F.B.Pastore & J.R.Abbott, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 108: 194 (2023)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Polygala appendiculata Vell. in Fl. Flumin.: 292 (1829)
• Homotypic
  • Polygala alopecurus Chodat in Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31(2: 2): 227 (1893)
  • Polygala decidua S.F.Blake in Contr. Gray Herb. 47: 97 (1916)
  • Polygala leptocaulis Torr. & A.Gray in Fl. N. Amer. 1: 130 (1838)
  • Polygala leptocaulis var. glochidiata (Chodat) Marques in Rodriguésia 31(48): 233 (1979)
  • Polygala modesta Miq. in Linnaea 18: 747 (1845)
  • Polygala paludosa f. albiflora Chodat in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 60 (1903 publ. 1902)
  • Polygala paludosa var. angustocarpa Chodat in Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 30(2: 8): 106 (1889)
  • Polygala paludosa var. exappendiculata Chodat in Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31(2: 2): 226 (1893)
  • Polygala paludosa var. glochidiata Chodat in Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31(2: 2): 226 (1893)
  • Polygala paludosa var. longe-spicata A.St.-Hil. & Moq. in Ann. Soc. Roy. Sci. Orléans 9: 45 (1828)
  • Polygala paludosa var. subsessiliflora Chodat in Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31(2: 2): 227 (1893)
  • Polygala pringlei S.Watson in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 25: 142 (1890)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regionalː Southeastern USA Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas Regionalː Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Continental: Southern America Regionalː Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Paraguay, Uruguay Regionalː Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regionalː Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regionalː Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Regionalː Caribbean Cuba, Jamaica Regionalː Western South America Ecuador, Peru 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: 194

Additional references

• 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.
• 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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Senega appendiculata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 April 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Senega appendiculata. Published online. Accessed: April 25 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: appendaged milkwort