Galactia tenuiflora (Willd.) Wight & Arn. (Syn: Dolichos repens "sensu Blanco, non L."; Galactia elliptifoliola Merr.; Galactia lanceolata Hayata; Galactia obcordata (Baill.) Verdc.; Galactia sericea var. phrynoides DC.; Galactia tenuiflora var. tenuiflora ; Glycine dubia DC.; Glycine tenuiflora Willd.; Teramnus obcordatus Baill.);
Species with a wide pantropical distribution. Galactia tenuiflora is a perennial climbing herb which occurs in a vast range of habitats, from temperate, swamp to rain forest, mangroves, savannas, scrubs, hillsides and anthropic landscapes, described from dry to humid climate. In Australia it has been reported to grow mostly on coastal headlands along coast or in sclerophyll forest.
Please help me to identify this twiner of Fabaceae. I found this in a scrub forest in one of the coastal districts. I have also seen this in Tiruvallur dist. of TN (70 km off Chennai).
Location: an RF in Villupuram dist., TN
Alt.: 40 M ASL
Habitat: scrub forest, under growth
Date: 26 Aug 2014
It may be Galactia tenuiflora
Fabaceae climber for ID Tiruvannamalei, Tamil Nadu NAW-OCT-18 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5) Kindly identify this climber photographed at the herbal park Tiruvannamalei, Tamil Nadu in September 2014. Galactia villosa, I guess. Thanks, ... To me it appears close to Galactia tenuiflora (Willd.) Wight & Arn. as per An Excursion Flora of Central Tamilnadu, India By K. M. Matthew (1995- details with keys) Correct.
Leaflet: 3.5cm long Pods: c. 5cm long Flower: 0.7cm long Place: Tiruvallur dist., TN Habitat: Scrub forest Alt.: c.40 m asl Date: 28 Sep 2012 The climbers may be belonging to Fabaceae, the genus Galactia volubilis I think it should be Galactia tenuiflora (Willd.) Wight & Arn. as per images herein.
070619AB2 ID : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Identification, please. Date/Time- November 4, 2017; 09:26 hrs. Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Eastern Melghat; 21°17.483' N, 77°22.530' E Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Wild Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Herb Height/Length- 1-2’ Height Fruit - Pod Seems to be Galactica tenuiflora. Thanks, ..., for the id. Do you have any other images, to be sure, though to me also appears close as per images at Galactia tenuiflora (Willd.) Wight & Arn. ? Unfortunately, I don't have any other images. |
# Species- Seed plants (families) > A---L (families & genera) > F > Fabaceae (Leguminosae) > Galactia >
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