Polygalaceae
Senega

Senega appressa (Benth.) J.F.B.Pastore

First published in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 108: 198 (2023)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Trinidad to N. & NE. Brazil. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • 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.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • de Moura Júnior, E.G. & al. (2015). Updated checklist of aquatic macrophytes from Northern Brazil. Acta Amazonica 45: 111-132.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 2002 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [17348] Brazil Polygala appressa K000012661 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Schomburgk [81] Guyana Polygala appressa K000590976 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Schomburgk [81] Guyana Polygala appressa K000590975 Type Yes
Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [17990] Brazil Polygala appressa K001133550 Yes
Lima, A. [53/1269] Brazil Polygala appressa K001133544 Yes
Tavares, A.S. [128] Brazil Polygala appressa K001133551 Yes
Farney, C. [2088] Brazil Polygala appressa K001133545 Yes
Bridgewater, S.; Sanaiotti, T.; Rosário, C. [S128] Brazil Polygala appressa K001133543 Yes
Ule, E. [8192] Brazil Polygala appressa K001133549 Yes
Fellow [s.n] Brazil Polygala appressa K000590974 Unknown Type Material Yes
Martinelli, G.; Ferreira, C.A.C.; Mota, C.D.A.; Batista, F.; Farney, C. [12315] Brazil Polygala appressa K001133548 Yes
Spruce [2074] Argentina Polygala appressa K000590977 Unknown Type Material Yes
Spruce [2074] Argentina Polygala appressa K000590978 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kuhlmann, G. [662] Brazil Polygala appressa K001133547 Yes
Prance, G.T. [1285] Brazil Polygala appressa K001133553 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [1238] Guyana Polygala appressa K000590973 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kuhlmann, J.G. [670] Brazil Polygala appressa K001133546 Yes
Widgren [734] Brazil Polygala appressa K000590979 Unknown Type Material Yes
Prance, G.T.; Amaral, I.L.; Pipoly, J.J.; Tavares, A.S.; Silva, M.G.; Mota, C.D.A.; Cress, A. [28995] Brazil Polygala appressa K001133552 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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