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Nanogalactia

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Nanogalactia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Nanogalactia
L.P.Queiroz (2020)
Species[1]

Nanogalactia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes three species native to the tropical and subtropical Americas. The species have a disjunct distribution – Texas to southwestern Mexico, Colombia, and northeastern and west-central Brazil through Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay to northern Argentina.[1]

  • Nanogalactia brachystachys (Benth.) L.P.Queiroz – northern, central, and southwestern Mexico
  • Nanogalactia heterophylla (Gillies ex Hook.) L.P.Queiroz – Texas, northeastern and southwestern Mexico, Colombia, and Bolivia and southeastern Brazil through Paraguay, Uruguay, and northern Argentina
  • Nanogalactia pretiosa (Burkart) L.P.Queiroz – northeastern and west-central Brazil to Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina (Misiones)

References

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  1. ^ a b Nanogalactia L.P.Queiroz. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 August 2023.