About Slender Tree Plant
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.
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
- Native to
- Southeast Asia
- Distribution
- India, SE. Asia, China
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Kannada
- Horamuchhaka
- Marathi
- मोठी लाजवंती Mothi lajwanti
Oxalidaceae
Wood sorrel family
Slender Tree Plant belongs to the Oxalidaceae family.
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