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Galactia eggersii
Galactia eggersii
- Botanic Family
- Leguminosae
- Author
- Urban
Common Names
Geographical Habitats
- Puerto Rico
- Virgin Islands - USA
Natural Habitats
- Coastal thickets
- coastal disturbed vegetation
- shrubland
Flowering Times
- Dec-Feb (Puerto Rico)
- Feb-Jun (St Thomas)
Fruiting Times
Non-woody twiner with hairy stems. Trifoliolate leaves to 30mm x 20mm, puberulent or glabrous above, pubescent beneath, leaflets to 15mm x 10mm. Pubescent axillary pseudo-racemes, toothed pilose calyx to 12mm long, purple or red corolla, standard to 21mm x 12mm, claw to 2.5mm, wings & keel to 22mm x 6mm. Pubescent legume 70mm x 7mm.
Further References
- The Plant List 2
- VOPR
- SAFIO