''Galactia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of plants in the legume family (
). It belongs to the subfamily
Faboideae
The Faboideae are a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. An acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae, or Papilionaceae when this group of plants is treated as a family.
This subfamily is wide ...
. They do not have an unambiguous common name, being commonly called milk peas,
beach peas or wild peas.
Selected species
* ''
Galactia anomala
''Galactia'' is a genus of plants in the legume family ( Fabaceae). It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae
The Faboideae are a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. An acceptable alternative name for the subfamily i ...
''
Lundell
* ''
Galactia martii''
DC.
* ''
Galactia megalophylla''
(F.Muell.)
* ''
Galactia mollis''
Michx.
* ''
Galactia regularis''
(L.) Britton ''et al.'' (= ''G. volubilis'')
* ''
Galactia smallii''
* ''
Galactia striata
''Galactia'' is a genus of plants in the legume family (Fabaceae). It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. They do not have an unambiguous common name, being commonly called milk peas, beach peas or wild peas.
Selected species
* ''Galactia ano ...
''
(Jacq.) Urb.
** ''Galactia striata'' var. ''villosa''
(Wight & Arn.) Verdc. (= ''G. tenuiflora'' var. ''villosa'')
[Hyde, M.A. & Wursten, B. (2011). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Galactia striata var. villosa.
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=131570, retrieved 22 May 2011]
* ''
Galactia tenuiflora''
(Willd.) Wight & Arn.
** ''Galactia tenuiflora'' var. ''lucida''
References
Phaseoleae
Fabaceae genera
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