Galactia martioides Burkart (1971: 742)

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

19. Galactia martioides Burkart (1971: 742) . Type: — ARGENTINA. Misiones: van de Venne (holotype SI 7483!) ( Fig. 2A ) .

Twining herb; leaves digitately trifoliolate; petiole present; leaflets 3.4–9.4 × 0.7–2.5 cm; inflorescences subumbelliform; flowers 16–20 mm long.

Selected specimen: — BRAZIL. Rio Grande do Sul: Itaara , 5 March 2009, L.C.P. Lima & A. Pairet, 549 (ICN) .

Distribution: — Argentina and Brazil (RS).

Habitat and ecology:—Pampa biome, growing in open grassland, twining amongst grasses and other herbs, on sandy and clay soils, on steep slopes.

Phenology:— flowering and fruiting from January to April.

Figures

FIGURE 2: A. Galactia martioides. B. Galactia pretiosa. C. Galactia benthamiana. D. Galactia boavista. E. Galactia striata.