Biology:Biophytum umbraculum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Biophytum umbraculum
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Oxalidaceae
Genus: Biophytum
Species:
B. umbraculum
Binomial name
Biophytum umbraculum
Welw.

Biophytum umbraculum (the South Pacific palm) is a plant species in the family Oxalidaceae. It is reported from India , China , Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma (Myanmar), New Guinea, Philippines , Thailand, Vietnam, tropical Africa, and Madagascar . The species is an annual herb up to 15 cm tall, bearing sessile umbels.[1]

Biophytum umbraculum Welw., Apont. 55: 590. 1859.[2]

References

  1. Flora of China vol 11 p 2.
  2. F.M.J. Welwitsch, Apontamentos Phytogeographicos 55: 590. 1859.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15313552 entry