Polygalaceae
Polygala

Polygala senensis Klotzsch

First published in W.C.H.Peters, Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(Bot., 1): 113 (1861)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Somalia to S. Africa, S. Arabian Peninsula. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Kuwait, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Yemen, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Exell, A.W. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1960). Flora Zambesiaca 1(1): 1-336. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E., Smith, G.F. & Paiva, J. (2013). A checklist of Polygala (Polygalaceae) in the Flora of Southern Africa region with notes on types. Phytotaxa 155: 1-22.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (2007). Flora of Oman 2: 1-220. National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Meise.
  • Mosti, S., Raffaelli, M. & Tardelli, M. (2012). Contributions to the flora of central-southern Dhofar (Sultanate of Oman). Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 67: 65-91.
  • Paiva, j. (2007). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Polygalaceae: 1-60.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Figueiredo, E., Smith, G.F. & Paiva, J. (2013). A checklist of Polygala (Polygalaceae) in the Flora of Southern Africa region with notes on types. Phytotaxa 155: 1-22.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (2007). Flora of Oman 2: 1-220. National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Meise.
  • Mosti, S., Raffaelli, M. & Tardelli, M. (2012). Contributions to the flora of central-southern Dhofar (Sultanate of Oman). Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 67: 65-91.
  • Paiva, j. (2007). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Polygalaceae: 1-60.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • F.Z. 1, 1: 315, t. 56/10 (1960)
  • Fontqueria 50: 177, t. 30/e-f (1998), pro parte excl. syn. P. obtusissima.
  • Peters, Reise Mossamb. Bot. 1: 113 (1861)
  • Thulin, Fl. Somalia 1: 82 (1993)
  • U.K.W.F. ed. 2: 56 (1994)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1977 Schimper, W. [2276] Ethiopia K000231558 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Schimper, W. [2276] Ethiopia K000231557 Type Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [1365] Somalia K003078543 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Phillips, S.; Tefera, D. [9109] Ethiopia K003078516 Yes
Thulin, M.; Hunde, A.; Tadesse, M. [3785] Ethiopia K003078525 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [3361] Ethiopia K003078519 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [4219] Ethiopia K003078521 Yes
Paulo, S. [467] Kenya K003079314 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Assefa Hailu; Ermias Getachew [11336] Ethiopia K003078515 Yes
Ludanga, R.I. [1385] Tanzania K003079322 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Somalia K003078542 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [16535] Kenya K003079317 Yes
Gillespie, J.B. [306] Kenya K:SPC-27108.000 No
Deshmukh, I. [JESS415] Somalia K003078541 Yes
Gillespie, J.B. [306] Kenya K003079315 Yes
K. Vollesen [MRC3306] Tanzania K003079321 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F. [24240] Somalia K003078532 Yes
Burger, W. [1094] Ethiopia K003078524 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [21218] Kenya K003079312 Yes
Sebsebe, D.; Ensermu, K. [2784] Ethiopia K003078531 Yes
Thulin, M.; Warfa, A.M. [4451] Somalia K003078540 Yes
Luke, Q.; Kabuye, C.; Robertson, A.; Mungai, G.; Mathenge, S. [TRP439] Kenya K003079318 Yes
Friis, I.; Tadesse, M.; K. Vollesen [2755] Ethiopia K003078517 Yes
Thulin, M.; Hunde, A.; Tadesse, M. [3574] Ethiopia K003078518 Yes
Thulin, M.; Warfa, A.M. [4680] Somalia K003078538 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Gachathi, F.N. [s.n.] Kenya K003079313 Yes
Friis, I.; Tadesse, M.; K. Vollesen [3323] Ethiopia K003078528 Yes
Musk, H. [26] Tanzania K003079320 Yes
O'Brien, E.M. [136] Somalia K003078539 Yes
Burger, W. [2707] Ethiopia K003078522 Yes
Thulin, M.; Warfa, A.M. [5831] Somalia K003078536 Yes
Burger, W. [2867] Ethiopia K003078523 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Ensermu, K.; K. Vollesen [7711] Ethiopia K003078527 Yes
Luke, Q.; Kabuye, C.; Robertson, A.; Mungai, G.; Mathenge, S. [TPR223] Kenya K003079319 Yes
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; K. Vollesen [3681] Ethiopia K003078526 Yes
Hemming, C.F.; Watson, R.M. [3053] Somalia K003078534 Yes
Gatheri, G.W.; Mungai, G.M.; Kanuri Kibui [79/60] Kenya K003079310 Yes
Beckett, J.J. [521] Somalia K003078533 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Phillips, S.; Tefera, D. [8889] Ethiopia K003078529 Yes
Gillespie, J.B. [323] Kenya K003079316 Yes
Festo, L.; Luke, Q.; Luke, P. [2658] Kenya K003079311 Yes
Friis, I.; K. Vollesen; Abdisalam Sheikh Hassan [4823] Somalia K003078537 Yes
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; Rasmussen, F.; K. Vollesen [936] Ethiopia K003078520 Yes
Thulin, M.; Warfa, A.M. [6050] Somalia K003078535 Yes
Thulin, M.; Dahir, A.; Khalid, A.; Osman, A. [10454] Somalia K003078530 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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