Biophytum fruticosum Blume

Species

Angiosperms > Oxalidales > Oxalidaceae > Biophytum

Characteristics

Perennials (3-)8-20(-40) cm tall, base woody. Stem usually shortly dichotomously branched, rarely unbranched, basally glabrous, apical parts densely covered with recurved trichomes. Leaf rachis 4-10 cm, densely long strigose; leaflets 6-16 pairs; leaflet blades oblong to obovate-oblong, asymmetric, 4-12 × 3-7 mm, both surfaces with long recurved trichomes, base very oblique. Umbels usually 1-3-flowered or sometimes more; peduncle 3-7 cm, equal to leaf length or longer, slender; bracts several, 1-2 mm, crowded into a cylindric cluster at apex of peduncle, cluster 5-8 mm. Pedicel 3-10 mm. Sepals 3-5 mm, with simple trichomes. Petals white, longer than sepals. Capsule ellipsoid, 4-5 mm, equal to calyx or longer. Fl. Jun-Dec, fr. Aug-Feb.
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Growth form herb
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Mature height (meter) 0.08 - 0.2
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Biophytum fruticosum world distribution map, present in China, Indonesia, India, Cambodia, Myanmar, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:371955-1
WFO ID wfo-0000565466
COL ID 68KPJ
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Synonyms

Oxalis blumei Biophytum esquirolii Biophytum blumei Biophytum thorelianum var. sinense Biophytum fruticosum

Lower taxons

Biophytum fruticosum var. papuanum