Biophytum sensitivum var. sensitivum

 
  • Family : OXALIDACEAE
    (WOOD SORREL FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Oxalidaceae
  • Species : Biophytum sensitivum
  • Variety : sensitivum
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Biophytum sensitivum (L.) DC.
  • Common name : Little Tree Plant, Sensitive plant
  • Vernacular name : Lakchana, Lajalu (Hin.); Hara matchchaka, Horamani (Kan.); Lokachana, Chhotalajakuli (Ori.)
  • Collection Nos : KFP 4312
  • Collector(s) Name : K.P.Sreenath & S.R.Ramesh
  • Collection Date : 14/11/78
  • Collection Locality : Sandur Hills, Bellary district, Karnataka State
  • Habitat : Deciduous forest
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Native : Indo-Malaysia
  • Comments : On plains to 1400 m. Also in pasture lands, fallow fields and in moist rocky places.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Sandur Hills (Bellary district) (Karnataka State); West Godavari district, East Godavari district, Araku Valley (Visakhapatnam district), Srikakulam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Ganjam district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : Indo-Malayan tropics
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Biophytum sensitivum var. sensitivum. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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