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3937.000 Biophytum
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 Malawi: 6 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| abyssinicum Steud. ex A. Rich. | C,S | Description, Image |
| crassipes Engl. | N,C | Description, Image |
| helenae Buscal. & Muschl. | ||
| nyikense Exell | N | |
| sensitivum (L.) DC. | N,S | Description, Image |
| umbraculum Welw. | C,S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Biophytum:
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Flora of Caprivi: BiophytumFlora of Mozambique: Biophytum
Flora of Zambia: Biophytum
Flora of Zimbabwe: Biophytum
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): BiophytumFlora Zambesiaca web site: Biophytum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Biophytum
Wikipedia: Biophytum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Biophytum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Biophytum
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