Fabaceae

Galega Tourn. ex L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 714 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Central Europe to Medit. and W. Pakistan, E. Tropical African Mountains.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Czechia-Slovakia, East Aegean Is., Ethiopia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Kenya, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, South European Russia, Spain, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Uganda, Ukraine

Introduced into:

Algeria, Altay, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Baltic States, Belgium, Central European Russia, Chile Central, Chile North, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, District of Columbia, DR Congo, East European Russia, Ecuador, Florida, France, Great Britain, Idaho, Indiana, Kazakhstan, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New York, New Zealand North, North European Russia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Peru, Primorye, Québec, Switzerland, Uruguay, Utah, Washington, West Siberia, West Virginia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS Genera starting with letter G: 1-40325.
  • Stalažs, A. (2024). List of vascular plants of Latvia (with Latvian names): 1-312. Dobele.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Gillett in K.B. 17: 81 (1963)
  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 320 (1754)
  • Sp. Pl.: 714 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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

  • Legumes of the World Online

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