Oxalidaceae FAMILY
Biophytum umbraculum
Biophytum umbraculum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Biophytum umbraculum is an annual plant with an unbranched stem, growing 4 - 15cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa, Madagascar, E. Asia - China, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea.
HabitatMountain valleys, forests, at elevations of 800 - 1,600 metres in southern China[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].