Galactia remansoana Harms (1908: 216)

Ceolin, Guilherme B. & Miotto, Sílvia T. S., 2013, Synopsis of the genus Galactia (Phaseoleae, Papilionoideae, Leguminosae) in Brazil, Phytotaxa 134 (1), pp. 1-26 : 12

23. Galactia remansoana Harms (1908: 216) . Type: — BRAZIL. Bahia: Ule 7375 (holotype F![photo], isotype K).

Prostrate, pilose herb; leaves pinnately trifoliolate, leaflets suborbicular to obovate; endemic to the Caatinga biome.

Selected specimens: — BRAZIL. Bahia: Xique-Xique , 11 March 2006, L. P. de Queiroz 12165 (HUEFS); Minas Gerais: Mocambinho, 21 January 1992, M. Brandão 20310 (PAMG) .

Distribution: —Endemic to Brazil (BA, CE, MG, PE).

Habitat and ecology:—Caatinga biome, growing in scrubland, at elevations of 400–600m, on sandy or rocky soils, occasionally amongst sandstone outcrops.

Notes: —the specimen Brandão 20310 (PAMG) from Mocambinho is the first record of the species in Minas Gerais. The vernacular names of this species are “feijão-bravo” and “jitirana-preta”.

Phenology:— Flowering and fruiting from January to April.