As recorded for Slender-Flowered Milkpea
Galactia tenuiflora var. villosa
Slender-Flowered Milkpea
- Habit
- Climber
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Andaman Is., India, West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Galactia striata var. villosa. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Tropics & Subtropics.
- Recorded habitat
- Dry deciduous and moist deciduous 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: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- 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
- Pubescent (softly hairy)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
A member of the Fabaceae family, Slender-flowered milkpea (Galactia tenuiflora var. villosa) is a climber. It grows in dry deciduous and moist deciduous forests. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Slender-Flowered Milkpea belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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