Senega cymosa

Senega cymosa

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 cymosa

Name

Senega cymosa (Walter) J.F.B.Pastore & J.R.Abbott, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 108: 162 (2023)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pilostaxis cymosa (Walter) Small in Man. S.E. Fl.: 774 (1933)
  • Polygala cymosa Walter in Fl. Carol.: 179 (1788)
• Heterotypic
  • Polygala acutifolia Torr. & A.Gray in Fl. N. Amer. 1: 128 (1838), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Polygala attenuata Nutt. in Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 90 (1818)
  • Polygala corymbosa Michx. in Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 54 (1803)
  • Polygala cymosa var. graminifolia (Poir.) Torr. & A.Gray in Fl. N. Amer. 1: 670 (1840)
  • Polygala graminifolia Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 5: 500 (1804)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː Southeastern USA Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina Extinct in: Delaware Recorded in error in: Maryland, Texas 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: 162

Additional references

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2021). Flora of North America North of Mexico 10: 1-456. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
• Pollard, M. & Singhurst, J.R. (2009). Polygala cymosa (Polygalaceae) new to Texas. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 3: 969-970.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Senega cymosa 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. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Senega cymosa. Published online. Accessed: April 19 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: tall pinebarren milkwort

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