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.
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Fabaceae twiner for identification :: 010914MK03 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4). 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.
Scrub: Fabaceae twiner for identification 011012MK03: 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
070619AB2 ID : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Identification, please. 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. .
This should be Galactia longifolia (Jacq.) Benth. I think it should be .
Location: Checkanurani Madurai Tamil Nadu INDIA Altitude: 190fsl Flower date: 19FEB2025, 07.25pm Habitat: wild moisture sloppy shrubby land Plant habit: small branched twining herb, slender weak cylindrical hairy stem 03mm diameter, perennial Height: 05 feet Leaves: alternate tripartite, leaflets elliptic obtuse acute hairy flexible, size upto: 04×3cm Flower: axillary bud, pink, non fragrant size:12x10mm Fruit: pod green into brown ovoid velvety compressed size:04x01cm Seed: black upto 05 nos., circular compressed diameter: 04mm Galactia striata var. villosa (Wight & Arn.) Verdc. ?? Can you post an image as enclosed ? Yes, it is Galactia striata var. villosa. Thank you very much for ID my plant and providing identification image. I am already shared all the available images, and images are captured by evening 07.30pm, so I think the flower was in clossing stage. I think this is Galactia tenuiflora var. tenuiflora as per keys and details at https://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/FloraPeninsular/herbsheet.php?id=4335&cat=7 Looks different from Galactia tenuiflora var. villosa as per keys and details at https://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/FloraPeninsular/herbsheet.php?id=4336&cat=7 |
Galactia tenuiflora
Updated on December 21, 2025