Galactia cordifolia Ceolin & Miotto, 2013

Ceolin, Guilherme B. & Miotto, Sílvia T. S., 2013, Synopsis of the genus Galactia (Phaseoleae, Papilionoideae, Leguminosae) in Brazil, Phytotaxa 134 (1), pp. 1-26 : 5

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.134.1.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5085946
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/415B87F6-1030-E71C-FF4C-97A92BFA90DF
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Galactia cordifolia Ceolin & Miotto
status	sp. nov.

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Galactia cordifolia Ceolin & Miotto View in CoL , sp. nov. ( Figs. 4D, 4E View FIGURE 4 )

Type: — BRAZIL. Mato Grosso do Sul: Ribas do Rio Pardo , elevation 376 m, 20º38'56"S, 53º39'20"W, 24 February 2008, fl., fr., A. Pott & V. J. Pott 14941 (holotype CGMS!, isotype ICN!) GoogleMaps .

This species is closely related with Galactia glaucescens but differs from it in its unifoliolate coriaceous leaves with an amplexicaul, heart-shaped base, against leaves rarely unifoliolate and never amplexicaul; the lack of a petiole, while in G. glaucescens petiole up to 3 mm long; and the keel petals 14× 5–6 mm, comparing to keels up to 12 mm long.

Erect subshrub, ca. 0.5 m tall; leaves unifoliolate, glabrous, coriaceous 60–90× 70–80 mm, base of leaflets heart-shaped, almost completely surrounding the stem (amplexicaul); petiole absent; inflorescences erect and terminal, ca. 15 cm long, many flowered; pedicel 1–3 mm long; standard petal pilose 14 × 12–13 mm; wing petals 11–13 × 5–6 mm and keel petals 14 × 5–6 mm; fruits 41 × 8 mm; seeds ovoid to ellipsoid 3–5 mm long.

Additional Specimens Examined (Paratypes): — BRAZIL. Mato Grosso do Sul: Ribas do Rio Pardo, 25 January 1979, fl., fr., A. Krapovickas & C. L. Cristóbal 34375 (CTES, SI); São Gabriel do Oeste , MS-429, 11 April 2009, fl., fr., L.C.P. Lima & M.P. Andrade 582 (HUEFS) .

Etymology:—the specific epithet refers to the heart-shaped leaves (Latin, cordis: heart; folia: leaf).

Distribution and Habitat: —to date, this species has been recorded only in the Brazilian State of Mato Grosso do Sul where it inhabits the Cerrado biome and grows in open grassland as well as in more arboreal areas (Cerradão).

Phenology:— flowering and fruiting from December to March.