Senega lancifolia

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 lancifolia

Name

Senega lancifolia (A.St.-Hil. & Moq.) J.F.B.Pastore}, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 108: 188 (2023)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Polygala lancifolia A.St.-Hil. & Moq. in Ann. Soc. Roy. Sci. Orléans 9: 53 (1828)
• Homotypic
  • Polygala michelii Chodat in Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 30(2, 8): 113 (1889)
  • Polygala multicaulis Vell. in Fl. Flumin.: 294 (1829), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Polygala virgata Vell. in Fl. Flumin.: 290 (1829), nom. illeg. homonym. post.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regionalː Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Paraguay Regionalː Brazil Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central 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. : 188

Additional references

• Lüdtke, R. & al. (2013). O Gênero Polygala L. (Polygalaceae) na região Sul do Brasil. Hoehnea 40: 1-50.
• 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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Senega lancifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 May 07. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Senega lancifolia. Published online. Accessed: May 07 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• Afrikaans: Bloubesem
• English: Purple broom