Fabaceae
Galactia

Galactia jussiaeana Kunth

First published in Mimoses: 196 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Mexico to Tropical America. It is a scrambling subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Ceolin, G.B. & Miotto, S.T.S. (2013). Synopsis of the genus Galactia (Phaseoleae, Papilionoideae, Leguminosae) in Brazil. Phytotaxa 134: 1-26.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Standley, P.C. & Steyermark, J.A. (1946). Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany New Series 24(5): 1-502. Field Museum of Natural History.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • da Silva e Silva, W.L., Cajueiro Gurgel, E.S., Moreira dos Santos, J.U. & Falcão da Silva, M. (2013). Inventário e distribuição geográfica de Leguminosae no arquipélago de Marajó, PA, Brazil. Hoehnea 40: 627-647.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Ceolin, G.B. & Miotto, S.T.S. (2013). Synopsis of the genus Galactia (Phaseoleae, Papilionoideae, Leguminosae) in Brazil. Phytotaxa 134: 1-26.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 2003 Gardner, G. [1555] Brazil K000206235 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Gottsberger, G.K.; Posey, D.A. [33-29183] Brazil K000930442 Yes
Mar 1, 1996 Nascimento, M.S.B.; Alencar, M.E. [1062] Brazil K000206251 No
Jan 1, 1994 Dutra, E.A. [4] Brazil K000206252 Yes
Aug 1, 1993 Bridgewater, S.; Sanaiotti, T.; Rosario, C. [S68] Brazil K000930441 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Thomas, W.W.; Carvalho, A.; Amorim, A.; Sant'Ana, S.; Lisboa, S. [s.n.] Brazil K000206243 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Spruce, R. [354] Brazil K000930432 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Riedel, L. [533] Brazil K000930431 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Hostmann [1269] Suriname K000502813 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Blanchet, J.S. [2877] Brazil K000206249 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Blanchet, J.S. [2877] Brazil K000206248 Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Hopkins, M.J.G.; Rodrigues, K.F.; Silva, E.S.; Lima, R.P.; Oliveira, J.G.; Lowy, B. [837] Brazil K000930436 Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Silva, M.N.; Amaral, I.L.; Lima, J.; Monteiro, O.P.; Coêlho, J. [57] Brazil K000930434 Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Silva, M.N.; Amaral, I.L.; Brako, L.; Dibben, M.J.; Reese, W.D.; Monteiro, O.P.; Santos, J.L.; Coelho, J.A. [399] Brazil K000930433 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Lewis, G.P.; Mello-Silva, R.; Pirani, J.R.; Stannard, B.; Furlan, A.; Harley, R.M. [CFCR7546] Brazil K000206244 Yes
Aug 1, 1983 Hatschbach, G. [42127] Brazil K000206241 Yes
Dec 7, 1978 Ule, E. [7789] Brazil K000930437 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Philcox, D.; Ferreira, A. [4214] Brazil K000930449 Yes
Jan 1, 1963 Pires, J.M.; Cavalcante, P.B. [52000] Brazil K000930435 Yes
Appun, C. [1734] Guyana K000502818 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gardner, G. [2110] Brazil K000206250 Yes
Traill, J.W.H. [146] Brazil K000930445 Yes
Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [3913] Brazil K000930450 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Ersinke, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [16865] Brazil K000206242 Yes
Burchell [8543] Brazil K000930440 Yes
Gardner, G. [2110] Brazil K000206246 Yes
Gardner, G. [2110] Brazil K000206247 Yes
Gardner, G. [2110] Brazil K000206245 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000930443 Yes
s.coll. [38] Brazil K000930447 Yes
Traill, J.W.H. [146] Brazil K000930444 Yes
Cook, C.D.K. [267] Brazil K000930438 Yes
Gardner, G. [5992] Brazil K000930446 Yes
Schomburgk, R. [261] Guyana K000502815 Isotype Yes
Schomburgk, R. [261] Guyana K000502816 Type Yes
Schomburgk, R. [261] Guyana K000502814 Type Yes
Schomburgk, R. [261] Guyana K000502817 Isotype Yes
Glaziou [10527] Brazil K000930439 Yes
Rodríguez, D.; Martínez, R. [7290] El Salvador Galactia discolor K001625642 No
Tuerckheim [1321] Guatemala Galactia discolor K000082275 Isotype Yes
Mar 1, 2006 Hatschbach, G.G.; Hatschbach, M.; Ribas, O.S. [66091] Brazil Galactia jussiaeana var. glabrescens K000930448 Yes
Apr 1, 2003 Ule, E. [7431] Brazil Galactia jussiaeana var. glabrescens K000206236 Yes
Apr 1, 1985 Lewis, G.P.; Freire, F.M.T.; Lopes, A.S.; Teixeira, G.A.; Alcoforado, F.G. [1352] Brazil Galactia jussiaeana var. glabrescens K000206237 Yes
Mar 1, 1984 Carvalho, A.M.; Mattos Silva, L.A.; Leuenberger, B. [1835] Brazil Galactia jussiaeana var. glabrescens K000206238 Yes
Mar 1, 1984 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [21724] Brazil Galactia jussiaeana var. glabrescens K000206239 Yes
Mar 1, 1984 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [21724] Brazil Galactia jussiaeana var. glabrescens K000206240 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Sprague, T.A. [166] Colombia Galactia camporum K000502786 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Curtiss, A.H. [402] Cuba Galactia curtissii K000502743 Isotype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Art and Illustrations in Digifolia

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Legumes of the World Online

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0