Galactia tenuiflora

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Galactia tenuiflora
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Galactia tenuiflora flowers. Darwin Region, Australia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Galactia
Species:
G. tenuiflora
Binomial name
Galactia tenuiflora
(Willd.) Wight & Arn.

Galactia tenuiflora is a twining or trailing vine belonging to the family Fabaceae. This pantropical species is found in northern Australia between the Kimberley region and North Queensland. It is found in a variety of habitats but prefers Eucalypt woodland.

Galactia tenuiflora has compound leaves with three leaflets. Purple flowers occur in January and February. The inflorescence is axillary, with between one and three flowers per node. The pod is between 30 and 50mm in length, initially pale green but maturing to brown. Seeds are pale to dark brown, seven to nine per pod. [1]

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References

  1. Dunlop, C.R.; Leach, G.J.; Cowie, I.D. (1995). Flora of the Darwin Region Volume 2. Northern Territory Botanical Bulletin. Darwin: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory. pp. 82–83. ISBN   0724528911. ISSN   0314-1810.