As recorded for Slender-Flowered Milkpea
Galactia tenuiflora var. minor
Slender-Flowered Milkpea
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering
- October-December
Ecology & growing context
- Recorded native range
- India
- Recorded habitat
- Deciduous forests and scrub forests
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How to identify Slender-Flowered Milkpea
Identify Slender-Flowered Milkpea by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climber habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Trifoliate (three leaflets).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Slender-Flowered Milkpea.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Slender-Flowered Milkpea itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Slender-Flowered Milkpea itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Slender-Flowered Milkpea
Slender-flowered milkpea (Galactia tenuiflora var. minor) is a climber in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra. It grows in deciduous forests and scrub forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October to December.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Slender-Flowered Milkpea belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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