Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Senega sancti-georgii
St. George's milkwort
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Polygalales
Family
Polygalaceae
Genus
Senega
Species
sancti-georgii
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Polygala sancti-georgii Riley; Syn.: Polygala sancti-georgii var. sancti-georgii Riley. The Plant List (2017).
Origin: Endemic
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"Galapagos Species Database, Senega sancti-georgii", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25355. Accessed 31 October 2026.