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Galactia  P. Browne
Taxonomic Serial No.: 26683

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
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  Common Name(s): milkpea [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2011   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderRosanae   
                         OrderFabales   
                            FamilyFabaceae  – peas, legumes  
                               GenusGalactia P. Browne – milkpea  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesGalactia acapulcensis Rose  
                                  SpeciesGalactia canescens Benth. – hoary milkpea 
                                  SpeciesGalactia dubia DC. – West Indian milkpea 
                                  SpeciesGalactia eggersii Urb. – Eggers' milkpea 
                                  SpeciesGalactia elliottii Nutt. – Elliott's milkpea 
                                  SpeciesGalactia erecta (Walter) Vail – erect milkpea 
                                  SpeciesGalactia floridana Torr. & A. Gray – Florida milkpea 
                                  SpeciesGalactia heterophylla A. Gray – Gray's milkpea 
                                  SpeciesGalactia jussiaeana Kunth  
                                  SpeciesGalactia longifolia (Jacq.) Benth. – longleaf milkpea 
                                  SpeciesGalactia marginalis Benth. – edible milkpea 
                                  SpeciesGalactia microphylla (Chapm.) H.J. Rogers ex D.W. Hall & B.D. Ward – littleleaf milkpea 
                                  SpeciesGalactia mollis Michx. – soft milkpea 
                                  SpeciesGalactia parvifolia A. Rich. – small-leaf milkpea 
                                  SpeciesGalactia pinetorum Small – pineland milkpea 
                                  SpeciesGalactia regularis (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. – eastern milkpea 
                                  SpeciesGalactia smallii H.J. Rogers ex Herndon – Small's milkpea 
                                  SpeciesGalactia striata (Jacq.) Urb. – Florida hammock milkpea 
                                  SpeciesGalactia texana (Scheele) A. Gray – Texas milkpea 
                                  SpeciesGalactia volubilis (L.) Britton – downy milkpea 
                                  SpeciesGalactia watsoniana W.C. Holmes & Singhurst – Watson's milkpea 
                                  SpeciesGalactia wrightii A. Gray – Wright's milkpea, Wright milkpea 
       

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  Source: Fabaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Galactia   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Galactia   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Galactia   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
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