Galactia longifolia (Jacq.) Benth. (Commentat. Legum. Gen. 63. 1837.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Antigua, Barbados, Maria Galante,St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Martin, ], Greater Antilles [ Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (native)[], ], North America (native), South America (native), Old World (native: Asia; India),
Common Names: Corde à violon (L. Antilles), Pois-ficelle (L. Antilles), Pois-savane (L. Antilles),
Synonyms: Galactia angustifolia sensu Griseb., non Kunth (Fl. Brit. W. I. 194. 1860.), Galactia sagotii Duchass. & Walp. (Linnaea 23: 739. 1851.), Galega longifolia Jacq. (Collectanea 2: 349. 1789 ["1788"].), Sweetia longifolia (Jacq.) DC. (Prodr. 2: 381. 1825.), Tephrosia longifolia (Jacq.) Pers. (Syn. Pl. 2(2): 328. 1807.),
Citations:1). Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. 2005. Vines and climbing plants of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 51: 1-483. 2). Barker, H.D. and W.S. Dardeau. 1930. La Flore d'Haiti. Port-au-Prince. 456 pp. 3). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 4). International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS). 2005-2010. School of Plant Sciences, University of Reading, United Kingdom. http//www.ildis.org 5). Liogier, A.H. 1982-2000. La flora de la Española. Univ. Central de Este, San Pedro de Macoris. Taller, República Dominicana. 6). Liogier, A.H. 1985-1997. Descriptive Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. Spermatophyta. Vols. 1-5. Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. 7). Liogier, A.H. and L.F. Martorell. 1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis. Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. 8). Tropicos.org. 2008. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis. Website: www.tropicos.org 9). Urban, I. 1898-1928. Symbolae Antillanae, Vol. 1-9. Berlin, Leipzig, Germany.
Last edited 15 Apr 09