Biophytum
Biophytum is a genus of about 50 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the family Oxalidaceae. It is found in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide. The annual Biophytum sensitivum is a traditional medicine in Nepal. Biophytum petersianum (also known as Biophytum umbraculum) is a medicinal plant in Mali.
31 branches of this genus, most-observed first
little tree plant
speciesBiophytum sensitivum
Biophytum dendroides
speciesBiophytum dendroides
Biophytum umbraculum
speciesBiophytum umbraculum
Biophytum reinwardtii
speciesBiophytum reinwardtii
Biophytum fruticosum
speciesBiophytum fruticosum
Biophytum aeschynomenifolia
speciesBiophytum aeschynomenifolia
Biophytum helenae
speciesBiophytum helenae
Biophytum poterioides
speciesBiophytum poterioides
Biophytum crassipes
speciesBiophytum crassipes
Biophytum zenkeri
speciesBiophytum zenkeri
Biophytum abyssinicum
speciesBiophytum abyssinicum
Biophytum nervifolium
speciesBiophytum nervifolium
Biophytum albizzioides
speciesBiophytum albizzioides
Biophytum nyikense
speciesBiophytum nyikense
Biophytum intermedium
speciesBiophytum intermedium
Biophytum cowanii
speciesBiophytum cowanii
Biophytum nudum
speciesBiophytum nudum
Biophytum somnians
speciesBiophytum somnians
Biophytum santanderense
speciesBiophytum santanderense
Biophytum permultijugum
speciesBiophytum permultijugum
Biophytum veldkampii
speciesBiophytum veldkampii
Biophytum talbotii
speciesBiophytum talbotii
Biophytum macrorrhizum
speciesBiophytum macrorrhizum
Biophytum latifolium
speciesBiophytum latifolium
Biophytum congestiflorum
speciesBiophytum congestiflorum
Biophytum longibracteatum
speciesBiophytum longibracteatum
Biophytum longipedunculatum
speciesBiophytum longipedunculatum
Biophytum polyphyllum
speciesBiophytum polyphyllum
Biophytum insigne
speciesBiophytum insigne
Biophytum heinrichsae
speciesBiophytum heinrichsae
Biophytum puliyangudiense
speciesBiophytum puliyangudiense
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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