Galactia pendula

Galactia pendula

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Diocleeae
Genus: Galactia
Species: Galactia pendula

Name

Galactia pendula Pers., 1807

Synonyms

• Clitoria galactia (L.) L., Sp. Pl. ed. II. 1026 (1763)
• Clitoria lactescens L., Syst. ed. 10: 1172 (1759)
• Collaea pendula (Pers.) Benth., Comm. Leg. Gen. (Ann. Wien. Mus. 2: 128: 1839) 64 (1837), et Ann. Wien. Mus. 2: 128 (1838)
• Galactia emarginata (Desv.) Desv., Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 9: 414 (1826)
• Galactia galactia (L.) Vail, Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, 22: (1895) 500
• Glycine emarginata Desv., J. Bot. Agric. 1: 78 (1814)
• Glycine galactia L., Syst. ed. X. 1173 (1759)
• Hedysarum scandens Mill.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Jamaica References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Persoon, C.H. 1806–1807. Synopsis plantarum, seu enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum hucusque cognitarum. Pars secunda. 657 pp. Apud Bibliopolas Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis Lutetiorum [Paris]; Apud J. G. Cottam, Tubingae [Tübingen]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 2: 302

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Galactia pendula in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Galactia pendula. Published online. Accessed: Jun 23 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Galactia pendula. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Jun 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Galactia pendula. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 23. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Galactia pendula. Accessed: 23 Jun 2021.

Vernacular names

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