Senega poaya

Senega poaya
Scientific classification
Missing taxonomy template (fix):	Senega
Species:	Template:Taxonomy/SenegaS. poaya
Binomial name
	Template:Taxonomy/SenegaSenega poaya; (Mart.) J.F.B.Pastore
Synonyms
	Polygala poaya Mart.; Polygala angulata DC.;

Short description: Species of flowering plant

Senega poaya is a herbaceous species of plant native to South America.^[1] It is a perennial plant, becoming somewhat woody at the base. It grows to a clump of stems 8–50 cm tall.^[2] The root is sometimes used for local medicinal use. It is also an active emetic.^[3]

References

↑ "Senega poaya (Mart.) J.F.B.Pastore | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77321319-1.
↑ "Polygala poaya - Useful Tropical Plants". https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Polygala+poaya.
↑ Brandão, Maria G. L.; Pignal, Marc; Romaniuc, Sergio; Grael, Cristiane F. F.; Fagg, Christopher W. (2012-09-28). "Useful Brazilian plants listed in the field books of the French naturalist Auguste de Saint-Hilaire (1779–1853)" (in en). Journal of Ethnopharmacology 143 (2): 488–500. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2012.06.052. ISSN 0378-8741. PMID 22800679.

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[1] "Senega poaya (Mart.) J.F.B.Pastore | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77321319-1.

[2] "Polygala poaya - Useful Tropical Plants". https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Polygala+poaya.

[3] Brandão, Maria G. L.; Pignal, Marc; Romaniuc, Sergio; Grael, Cristiane F. F.; Fagg, Christopher W. (2012-09-28). "Useful Brazilian plants listed in the field books of the French naturalist Auguste de Saint-Hilaire (1779–1853)" (in en). Journal of Ethnopharmacology 143 (2): 488–500. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2012.06.052. ISSN 0378-8741. PMID 22800679.

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Senega poaya

Topic: Biology

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