The pervasive difficulties encountered with studying Galactia in the eastern USA necessitate additional typifications to stabilize the taxonomy. Galactia purshii is lectotypified here as the earliest available but overlooked name for a fairly common species of the Atlantic Coast and peninsular Florida. Galactia volubilis is epitypified here since the characterization of the species has been lim...

Aristolochia bracteolata L. Ageratum conyzoides L. Calliandra portoricensis (Jacq.) Benth. Curculigo pilosa (Schum and Thonn) Engl. Gladiolus dalenii van Geel. and Securidaca longepedunculata Fresh. form an important part of traditional recipes used for the management of infectious diseases in Ibadan, Nigeria. This study investigated and compared the effectiveness of the six different ethnobota...