Galapagos Species Database
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Senega anderssonii
Andersson's milkwort
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Polygalales
Family
Polygalaceae
Genus
Senega
Species
anderssonii
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Polygala anderssonii B.L. Rob.; Syn.: Polygala puberula Andersson fide Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew & Missouri Botanical Garden (2010)
Origin: Endemic
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- Yuan, Yao-Wu Mabberley, D., Steane, D. A., Olmstead, R. (2010) Further disintegration and redefinition of Clerodendrum (Lamiaceae): Implications for the understanding of the evolution of an intriguing breeding strategy TAXON 59 (1) • February 2010: 125–133
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"Galapagos Species Database, Senega anderssonii", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25354. Accessed 30 October 2026.