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 | |
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| Galactia tenuiflora flowers. Darwin Region, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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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
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| Binomial name | |
| Galactia tenuiflora (Willd.) Wight & Arn.
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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]
References
edit- ^ 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.