Senega timoutou

Senega timoutou

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 timoutou

Name

Senega timoutou (R.A.Kerrigan) J.F.B.Pastore & J.R.Abbott, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 108: 231 (2023)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Polygala timoutou Aubl. in Hist. Pl. Guiane: 737 (1775)
• Homotypic
  • Polygala fimutu J.F.Gmel. in Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis].: 1606 (1792), orth. var.
  • Polygala lupulina Willd. in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 880 (1802)
  • Polygala timoutou var. incisa Chodat in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 4: 911 (1904)
  • Polygala timutu Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 5: 491 (1804), orth. var.
  • Polygala uliginosa Pers. in Syn. Pl. 2: 272 (1806)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regionalː Western South America Bolivia Regionalː Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regionalː Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela Regionalː Central America Costa Rica, Honduras, Panamá 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. : 231

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.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Senega timoutou in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 May 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Senega timoutou. Published online. Accessed: May 08 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• português: timutu

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