Horamuchhaka / Slender Tree Plant
Biophytum reinwardtii
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Uttarakhand & more
- Flowering
- July-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Biophytum reinwardtii
- Genus
- Biophytum
- Family
- Oxalidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Weed of cultivation, in moist deciduous forests and in plantations, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest, Cultivated, Wasteland
- Native to
- Southeast Asia
- Distribution
- India, SE. Asia, China
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Oxalidaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Variable
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Oxalidaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Kannada
- Horamuchhaka
- Marathi
- मोठी लाजवंती Mothi lajwanti
About Horamuchhaka
Slender Tree Plant (Biophytum reinwardtii) is a herb belonging to the Oxalidaceae family (Wood sorrel family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate trifoliate leaves, cymose umbel flower clusters, capsule/berry fruit. It is typically found in weed of cultivation, in moist deciduous forests and in plantations, also in the plains. Native to Southeast Asia, it is distributed across India, SE. Asia, China. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during July-December.
Oxalidaceae
Wood sorrel family
Horamuchhaka belongs to the Oxalidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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