3937.000 Biophytum DC.

Description of the genus

Annual or perennial herbs. Leaves (in ours) in a single rosette at apex of stem, paripinnate, ± sensitive (i.e. the leaflets fold downwards when touched briskly). Leaflets opposite or subopposite. Flowers orange, yellow, white or pinkish in pseudumbels with bracts forming an involucre.

Worldwide: 50 species in the tropics

Caprivi: 1 taxon.

Biophytum abyssinicum

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abyssinicum Steud. ex A. Rich.Description, Image

Other sources of information about Biophytum:

Our websites:

Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Biophytum
Flora of Malawi: Biophytum
Flora of Mozambique: Biophytum
Flora of Zambia: Biophytum
Flora of Zimbabwe: Biophytum

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Biophytum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Biophytum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Biophytum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Biophytum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Biophytum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Biophytum
JSTOR Plant Science: Biophytum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Biophytum
Plants of the World Online: Biophytum
Tropicos: Biophytum
Wikipedia: Biophytum

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Caprivi: Genus page: Biophytum.
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=790, retrieved 29 March 2024

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