Lajalu / Little Tree Plant
Biophytum sensitivum
Also known as Sensitive Plant
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Biophytum sensitivum
- Genus
- Biophytum
- Family
- Oxalidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist shaded places in deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Indo-Malaysia
- Distribution
- Indo-Malayan
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- 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
- Hindi
- लजालू Lajalu
- Nepali
- लजिया झ्याङं Lajaiya jhyang
- Bengali
- ঝলৈ Jhalai
- Tamil
- Tintanali
- Kannada
- ಹೊರಮುನಿ Horamuni, ಹೊರಮುಚಕ Horamuchaka, ಹೊರಮುಚ್ಚುಗ Horamucchuga
- Malayalam
- മുക്കുട്ടീ Mukkutti, മുക്കുറ്റി, Biophytum sensitivum
- Marathi
- झरेरा Jharera, लाजवंती Lajvanti
About Lajalu
Little Tree Plant (Biophytum sensitivum) 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 moist shaded places in deciduous forests. Native to Indo-Malaysia, it is distributed across Indo-Malayan. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Oxalidaceae
Wood sorrel family
Lajalu belongs to the Oxalidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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