Oxalidaceae FAMILY
Biophytum sensitivum
Biophytum sensitivum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Biophytum sensitivum is an annual plant with an unbranched stem growing up to 35cm tall[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The plant is gathered from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - China, Indian subcontinent, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.
HabitatShady places, waste land, river-banks, under damp thickets etc., at elevations up to 250 metres[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].