Plant Details

Accepted name:: Galactia striata (Jacq.) Urb. [Fabaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants
Infraspecies:: 3

Galactia striata var. crassirachis Burkart

Galactia striata var. striata

Galactia striata var. villosa (Wight & Arn.) Verdc.

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
pega pega	Other	Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

Kew's taxonomic resources include 1 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Glycine striata Jacq. Hort. Bot. Vindob. 1: 32 (1771).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Galactia striata (Jacq.) Urb.	Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

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