Biophytum sensitivum
Lifeplant
Also known as: Biophytum cumingianum (Turcz.) Edgew. & Hook.fil. +13 more
- Biophytum cumingianum (Turcz.) Edgew. & Hook.fil.
- Biophytum cumingii Klotzsch
- Biophytum cunningianum (Turcz.) Edgew.
- Biophytum poterioides Edgew. ex Hook.fil.
- Biophytum sensitivum var. assamicum Edgew. & Hook.fil.
- Biophytum sensitivum var. cumingianum (Turcz.) Edgew. & Hook.f.
- Biophytum sensitivum var. medium (Wight) Guill.
- Biophytum sensitivum var. poterioides Edgew. & Hook.f.
- Biophytum sensitivum var. sesbanioides (Edgew.) Edgew. & Hook.f.
- Biophytum sesbanioides Edgew. ex Hook.fil.
- Biophytum somnulentum Goebel
- Oxalis cumingiana Turcz.
- Oxalis cunningiana Turcz.
- Toddavaddia sensitiva (L.) Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Oxalidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Biophytum sensitivum (commonly known as Lifeplant) is an annual belonging to the Oxalidaceae family. Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam