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Galactia tenuiflora var. tenuiflora
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Galactia tenuiflora (Klein ex Willd.) Wight & Arn., Prodr. 206. 1834, var. tenuiflora; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 192. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 356(251). 1918; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 162. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 180. 1992; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 214. 1997.
Glycine tenuiflora Klein ex Willd., Sp. Pl. 3: 1059. 1802.
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Description:
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-February
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District(s):
Malappuram, Palakkad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Rocky banks of streams
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia, Australia and Africa
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Red
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Agali, Nedumkayam
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