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]

Senega poaya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Polygalaceae
Genus: Senega
Species:
S. poaya
Binomial name
Senega poaya
(Mart.) J.F.B.Pastore
Synonyms
  • Polygala poaya Mart.
  • Polygala angulata DC.

References

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  1. ^ "Senega poaya (Mart.) J.F.B.Pastore | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  2. ^ "Polygala poaya - Useful Tropical Plants". tropical.theferns.info. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  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)". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 143 (2): 488–500. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2012.06.052. ISSN 0378-8741.