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Biophytum umbraculum

Biophytum umbraculum
Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
Family
Oxalidaceae (Oxalid family)
Grows as
Annual, Palm
Native range
Trop. Africa, Madagascar, China (Yunnan) to Trop. Asia and N. Queensland
Climate
wet tropical

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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.

Biophytum umbraculum Welw., Apont. 55: 590. 1859.

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Biophytum heinrichsae · Biophytum insigne · Lifeplant · Biophytum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Biophytum umbraculum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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