Five Uromyces species were studied on Bauhinia spp. and a new species was described on Galactia peduncularis. Uromyces bauhiniae was found for the first time on Bauhinia holophyla, where only U. floralis had been previously described. Uromyces floralis was studied on B. curvula, inedited host in Brazil for that species. Uromyces foveolatus common in B. acuruana var. nitida in the Cerrado of Mato Grosso and U. goyazensis on B. dumosa var. viscidula were both found only in their teleomorphic phase in all exsicates examined. Uromyces viegasii was studied on B. forficata. Uromyces galactiae sp. nov. is the first plant pathogenic fungus found on the Galactia genus.
