Galactia latisiliqua Desvaux (1826: 414)

Ceolin, Guilherme B. & Miotto, Sílvia T. S., 2013, Synopsis of the genus Galactia (Phaseoleae, Papilionoideae, Leguminosae) in Brazil, Phytotaxa 134 (1), pp. 1-26 : 10

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scientific name	Galactia latisiliqua Desvaux (1826: 414)
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17. Galactia latisiliqua Desvaux (1826: 414) View in CoL . Type: — PERU. Detailed locality unknown: Dombey 861

(holtoype P) ( Fig. 1A View FIGURE 1 ).

Galactia latisiliqua var. chacoensis Burkart (1971: 691) View in CoL . Type: — ARGENTINA. Salta: Mojotoro, Burkart 13116 (holotype SI), syn. nov.

Galactia latisiliqua var. orbicularis Burkart (1971: 693) View in CoL . Type : — ARGENTINA. Córdoba : río Terrero, Burkart 13346 (holotype SI), syn. nov.

Erect or prostrate subshrub, apex twining; leaves pinnately trifoliolate, coriaceous, pilose; inflorescences with flowers 7–12 mm long, laxly arranged.

Selected specimen: — BRAZIL. Rio Grande do Sul: Unistalda , 19 February 2009, M. Grings 559 (ICN) .

Distribution: —widespread in South America, from the Guianas to Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil (BA, ES, MG, MS, PR, RJ, RS, SP).

Habitat and ecology:—found in almost all Brazilian biomes, growing in dry grassland and along forest edges; at elevations of 100–1200 m, on clay and rocky soils, on steep slopes. Common.

Notes:—we do not recognise Burkart`s (1971) infraspecific taxa.

Phenology:— Flowering and fructification from September to February.