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Biophytum sensitivum var. candolleanum
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Family:
OXALIDACEAE
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Citation: Biophytum sensitivum (L.) DC. var. candolleanum (Wight) Edgew. & Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 437. 1874; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 38. 1988; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 49. 1995; Manna in Hajra et al., Fl. India 4:238.1997; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 63. 1998; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 127. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 105. 2005.
Biophytum candolleanum Wight, Illustr. 1: 161. t. 62. 1840; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 133(95). 1915; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 93. 1990; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 113. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 43. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 50. 1999; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 29. 2000; N.P. Balakr. & W. Arisdason in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 569. 2005.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Nilamthengu
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Herbs, stem pubescent. Leaves crowded at apex, paripinnate, to 4 cm, rachis ending in a bristle; leaflets opposite, 10-13 pairs, to 5 x 3 mm, oblong, pubescent, midvein oblique, stipules linear. Umbels terminal; peduncles to 7 cm, pubescent; flowers yellow, 6 mm across. Capsule enclosed in calyx, 3 mm, lanceolate; seeds rugose.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-September
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikkode, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kollam, Palakkad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Dry deciduous forests and grasslands
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Distribution:
Peninsular India and Sri Lanka
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
500-1450
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Localities:
Chinnar, Mangaladevi, Chenthamarakokka, Chembotti, Devicolam, Canoli, Vadapuram, Nedumkayam, Chempankolli, Thenmalai, Damodaran Kolle, Kottur, Bonaccord, Meenmutty
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