Senega cyparissias

Senega cyparissias

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: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

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

Name

Senega cyparissias (A.St.-Hil. & Moq.) J.F.B.Pastore & Agust.Martinez, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 108: 138 (2023)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Polygala cyparissias A.St.-Hil. & Moq. in Ann. Soc. Roy. Sci. Orléans 9: 47 (1828)
• Heterotypic
  • Polygala corisoides A.St.-Hil. & Moq. in Ann. Soc. Roy. Sci. Orléans 9: 47 (1828)
  • Polygala cyparissias var. corisoides (A.St.-Hil. & Moq.) Chodat in Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31(2: 2): 296 (1893)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regionalː Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Uruguay Regionalː Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast 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: 138

Additional references

• Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O., Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C.F.S. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) 2008. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur (Argentina, Sur de Brasil, Chile, Paraguay y Uruguay). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107(1): i–xcvi, 1–983; 107(2): i–xx, 985–2286; 107(3): i–xxi, 2287–3348. ISBN 978-1-930723-70-2 ResearchGate (Vol. 2, Asteraceae); ResearchGate (Vol. 2, pp. 1581–1627, Bignoniaceae) . Reference page. 
• Lüdtke, R. & al. (2013). O Gênero Polygala L. (Polygalaceae) na região Sul do Brasil. Hoehnea 40: 1-50.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Senega cyparissias in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 April 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Senega cyparissias. Published online. Accessed: April 20 2026. Reference page.

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