Fabaceae

Galactia P.Browne

First published in Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica: 298 (1756)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropics & Subtropics to Central U.S.A.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cambodia, Cayman Is., Central African Republic, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Galápagos, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, Illinois, India, Indiana, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kansas, Kentucky, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Louisiana, Madagascar, Maluku, Maryland, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Guinea, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Ohio, Oklahoma, Panamá, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Réunion, South Australia, South Carolina, Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Suriname, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virginia, West Himalaya, West Virginia, Western Australia, Windward Is., Yemen, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Marianas

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ceolin, G.B. & Miotto, S.T.S. (2013). Synopsis of the genus Galactia (Phaseoleae, Papilionoideae, Leguminosae) in Brazil. Phytotaxa 134: 1-26.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 2: 188.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica: 298 (1756).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica: 298 (1756)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 2019 Stocks [s.n.] India K001392088 Syntype Yes
May 1, 2019 Stocks [s.n.] India K001392087 Type Yes
May 1, 2019 Richie, D. [143] India K001392089 Syntype Yes
Feb 15, 2012 Rico, L.; Barreto, A.; Beyra, A.; Enríquez, N.; Windsor-Shaw, T. [1110b] Cuba K000764840 No
Mar 25, 2010 Forzza, R.C.; et al. [5121] Brazil K000661361 Yes
Jul 1, 2009 Netto, M.B. [8] Brazil K000930461 Yes
Jun 1, 2009 Munhoz, C.B.R.; Rodriguez, N.; Ramos, K.M.O. [1959] Brazil K000930490 Yes
May 1, 2009 Bisby, F.A. [1252] Brazil K000930462 Yes
May 1, 2009 Vaz, A.F.; Mendonça, R.C.; Marquete, R.; Fonseca, M.L.; Jesus, G.N. [1104] Brazil K000930455 Yes
Mar 29, 2007 Barbosa, E.; Silva, J.M. [1998] Brazil K000930667 Yes
Mar 1, 2006 Hatschbach, G.G.; Hatschbach, M.; Guimarães, D. [55864] Brazil K000930495 Yes
Sep 1, 2004 Kral, R.; Wanderley, M.G.L.; Lima, E. [75286] Brazil K000930463 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Heringer, E.P.; Filgueiras, T.S.; Mendonça, R.C.; Pereira, B.A.S. [6056] Brazil K000930489 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Heringer, E.P.; Filgueiras, T.S.; Mendonça, R.C.; Pereira, B.A.S.; Salles, A.E.H.; Silva, F.C. [1892] Brazil K000930457 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Oldenburger, F.H.F.; Mecenas, V.V. [2087] Brazil K000930500 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Oldenburger, F.H.F.; Mecenas, V.V. [1640] Brazil K000930496 Yes
Dec 1, 1989 Harley, R.M.; Stannard, B.; Mello-Silva, R.; Hind, D.J.N.; Cordeiro, I.; Rossi, L. [26291] Brazil K000206258 Yes
Dec 1, 1989 Harley, R.M.; Simão, R.; Hind, D.J.N.; Fothergill, J.M. [25303] Brazil K000206255 Yes
Dec 1, 1989 Harley, R.M.; Stannard, B.; Mello-Silva, R.; Hind, D.J.N.; Cordeiro, I.; Rossi, L. [26291] Brazil K000206257 Yes
Dec 1, 1989 Harley, R.M.; Simão, R.; Hind, D.J.N.; Fothergill, J.M. [25303] Brazil K000206256 Yes
Aug 26, 1989 Hatschbach, G.G.; Kummrow, R. [37179] Brazil K000930464 Yes
Aug 26, 1989 Hatschbach, G.G. [43060] Brazil K000930466 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Krapovickas, A.; Cristóbal, C.L. [42873] Brazil K000930493 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Sperling, C.R.; Secco, R.S.; Condon, M.; Mesquita, A.L.; Ribeiro, B.G.S.; Marinho, L.R. [5725] Brazil K000930527 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Secco, R.S.; Sperling, C.; Condon, M.; Mesquita, A.; Gilberto, B.; Marinho, L. [199] Brazil K000930521 Yes
Aug 24, 1984 Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Souza, F.B.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Jank, L.; Souza, M.T.; Schultze-Kraft, R. [6899] Brazil K000930652 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Glaziou, A.F.M. [20907] Brazil K000930456 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Hatschbach, G.G. [41678] Brazil K000930488 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Heringer, E.P.; Filgueiras, T.S.; Mendonça, R.C.; Pereira, B.A.S.; Salles, A.E.H.; Silva, F.C. [2680] Brazil K000930492 Yes
Mar 15, 1979 Irwin, H.S.; Sodertrom, T.R. [6415] Brazil K000930673 Yes
Mar 12, 1979 Burchell [6011] Brazil K000930454 Yes
Mar 12, 1979 Burchell [7594] Brazil K000930460 Yes
Dec 1, 1978 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [19740] Brazil K000206254 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Irwin, H.S.; Soderstrom, T.R. [6492] Brazil K000930669 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Irwin, H.S.; Soderstrom, T.R. [6232] Brazil K000930465 Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Irwin, H.S.; Maxwell, H.; Wasshausen, D.C. [21787] Brazil K000930491 Yes
Jun 12, 1969 Wright, C. [2345] Cuba K000502828 Isotype Yes
s.coll. [16564] Brazil K000930659 Yes
Andrieux [428 (280)] Mexico K000082273 Isotype Yes
Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [10765] Brazil K000930675 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [20897] Brazil K000930487 Yes
s.coll. [5509] India K000900325 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Bertolda, J.; Castro, R.A.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R. [R.879] Brazil K000930532 Yes
Giulietti, A.M.; Sakuragui, C.M.; Harley, R.M.; Atkins, S.; Souza, V.C. [13562] Brazil K000930661 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Fonsêca Filho, J. [4324] Brazil K000930494 Yes
Burchell [6136] Brazil K000930498 Yes
Smith, D. [29] Brazil K000930674 Yes
Giulietti, A.M.; Sakuragui, C.M.; Harley, R.M.; Atkins, S.; Souza, V.C. [CFCR 13562] Brazil K000930662 Yes
Riedel [2930] Brazil K000930483 Yes
Goodwin, Z.A.; Lopez, G.N. [1730] Belize K003976902 Yes
Gardner, G. [4119] Brazil K000930485 Yes
Oliveira, F.C.A.; Fonseca, M.L.; Santos, A.J. [297] Brazil K000930678 Yes
illegible [s.n.] Brazil K000502799 Type Yes
Burchell [5579-2] Brazil K000930529 Yes
Hatschbach, G.G.; Hatschbach, M.; Barbosa, E. [74387] Brazil K000930664 Yes
Blanchet, J.S. [3678] Brazil K000206292 Yes
Riedel [757] Brazil K000930482 Yes
Wright, C. [2334] Cuba K000502833 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lambert, L. [s.n.] Brazil K000930535 Yes
Brooks, R.R.; Reeves, R.D. [TMEX585] Brazil K000930660 Yes
Guedes, M.L.; Stannard, B.L.; Saar, E.; Passos, L. [PCD 5420] Brazil K000930649 Yes
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S.; Miotto, S.T.S. [7859] Brazil K000207274 Yes
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S.; Miotto, S.T.S. [7831] Brazil K000207275 Yes
Gardner [3664] Brazil K000502796 Isotype Yes
Gardner [3664] Brazil K000502797 Type Yes
Nash, G.V. [2480] United States K000082282 Type Yes
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S.; Miotto, S.T.S. [7686] Brazil K000207278 Yes
Leitão Filho, H.F.; Shepherd, G.; Kinoshita-Gouvêa, L.S. [1,866] Brazil K000930671 Yes
Rico, L.; Windsor-Shaw, T.; McRobb, A.; Arroyo, L.; Roth, C. [1429] Bolivia K000295419 Yes
Burchell [6843] Brazil K000930526 Yes
Ule, E. [8178] Brazil K000930676 Yes
Burchell [6334] Brazil K000930497 Yes
Goodwin, Z.A.; Lopez, G.N.; Alexander, T. [1553] Belize K003976901 Yes
Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Ferreira, A. [1252] Brazil K000930524 Yes
Hatschbach, G.G.; Pott, V.; Silva, J.M. [60950] Bolivia K000930654 Yes
Sandoval, M.; Sandoval, E. [MS-00191] El Salvador K003976906 Yes
Burchell [5307] Brazil K000930530 Yes
Wright, C. [1181] Cuba K000502830 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wright, C. [1181] Cuba K000502829 Unknown Type Material Yes
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S.; Miotto, S.T.S. [7594] Brazil K000207276 Yes
Martinez, M.S. [4] Brazil K000930655 Yes
Fonseca, M.L.; Oliveira, F.C.A.; Barros, B.S. [189] Brazil K000930668 Yes
Galán, P.; Rodriguez, D.; López, N.; Magaña, F.; Martínez, V. [3352 [PG-03352]] El Salvador K003976904 Yes
Riedel [454] Brazil K000930522 Yes
Hatschbach, G.G.; Hatschbach, M.; Nicolack, V. [53776] Brazil K000930666 Yes
Rodriguez, D.; Nolasco, G. [4958 [DR-04958]] El Salvador K003976905 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Ribeiro, J.F.; Silva, J.C.S.; Cozac, L.F.A.; Almeida, S.P.; Sano, S.M. [4246] Brazil K000930458 Yes
Lindeman, J.C.; Haas, J.H. [2708] Brazil K000930651 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [20897] Brazil K000930486 Yes
Burchell [6136] Brazil K000930499 Yes
Rico, L.; Windsor-Shaw, T.; McRobb, A.; Arroyo, L.; Roth, C. [1469] Bolivia K000295356 Yes
Silva, M.A.; Mecenas, V.V.; Sousa, J.A. [1869] Brazil K000930656 Yes
Gardner, G. [3098] Brazil K000930481 Yes
Giulietti, A.M.; Sakuragui, C.M.; Harley, R.M.; Atkins, S.; Souza, V.C. [13562] Brazil K000930663 Yes
Cavalcanti, T.B.; Salimena, F.R.G. [94] Brazil K000930658 Yes
Ratter, J.A. [R 69] Brazil K000930523 Yes
Burchell [7074-2] Brazil K000930525 Yes
Lindeman, J.C.; Haas, J.H. [2481] Brazil K000930657 Yes
Goodwin, Z.A.; Lopez, G.N. [1783] Belize K003976903 Yes
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S.; Miotto, S.T.S. [7626] Brazil K000207277 Yes
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S.; Miotto, S.T.S. [7750] Brazil K000207273 Yes
Smith, D. [325] Brazil K000930533 Yes
Pohl [s.n.] Brazil K000502805 Holotype Yes
Dalzell, N.A. [s.n.] India K000900326 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hatschbach, G.G.; Hatschbach, M.; Nicolack, V. [53863] Brazil K000930665 Yes
Hunt, D.R.; Ramos, J.F. [5766] Brazil K000930528 Yes
Saint-Hilaire, A.F.C.P. [605] Brazil K000930484 Yes
Fonseca, M.L.; Oliveira, F.C.A. [123] Brazil K000930677 Yes
Silva, M.A.; Fonseca, M.L.; Cardoso, E. [4877] Brazil K000930653 Yes
Harley, R.M. [20415] Brazil K000930650 Yes
Smith, D. [325] Brazil K000930534 Yes
s.coll. [20906] Brazil K000502804 Isotype Yes
Ratter, J.A. [3337] Brazil K000930459 Yes
Goodwin, Z.A.; Lopez, G.N. [1719] Belize K003976900 Yes
Burchell [7162] Brazil K000930531 Yes
May 1, 2019 Dalzell [s.n.] India Leucodyction K001392090 Type Yes

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