The unused and mysterious Linnaean name Clitoria lactescens, for which
no original material exists, has by some been considered a synonym of
Galactia pendula, a junior name that it would thus displace. This syn
onymy is rejected because the validating description of C. lactescens
does not fit G. pendula, and the foprmer name is neotypified in such a
way that it is no longer a threat to any currently used name.