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Three leaflets
As recorded for Slender-Flowered Milkpea
✿Fabaceae · Galactia

Galactia tenuiflora var. tenuiflora

Slender-Flowered Milkpea

Climber
Habit
Climber
Flowering
September-February

Ecology & growing context

Recorded habitat
Dry deciduous forests, rocky banks of streams
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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: September-February.
  • Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Slender-Flowered Milkpea.

Plant Details

Scientific name
Galactia tenuiflora var. tenuiflora
Genus
Galactia
Family
Fabaceae
Habit
Climber
Habitat
Dry deciduous forests, rocky banks of streams
Habitat type
Wetland, Forest, Rocky
Distribution
Pantropical
Flowering & fruiting
September-February
Conservation status
Least Concern (LC)

Leaf characters

Trifoliate (three leaflets) leaf type
Leaf type
Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
Leaf surface
Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded

Typical of the family

Alternate arrangement leaf character
Arrangement
Alternate
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

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

Raceme inflorescence
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

A member of the Fabaceae family, Slender-flowered milkpea (Galactia tenuiflora var. tenuiflora) is a climber. It grows in dry deciduous forests, rocky banks of streams. Flowering and fruiting run from September to February.

Illustration representing the Fabaceae family
Botanical family

Fabaceae

Legume/Bean family

Slender-Flowered Milkpea belongs to the Fabaceae family.

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