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Taxon: Biophytum sensitivum (L.) DC.

Genus: Biophytum
Family: Oxalidaceae.
Nomen number: 401570
Place of publication: Prodr. 1:690. 1824
Name verified on: 25-Mar-1995 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 14-Dec-2005
No species priority site assigned.

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME.

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Distributional range:

Native:
  • ASIA-TEMPERATE
    China: China [s.]
    Eastern Asia: Taiwan
  • ASIA-TROPICAL
    Indian Subcontinent: India; Nepal; Sri Lanka
    Indo-China: Indochina; Thailand
    Malesia: Indonesia; Malaysia

References:

  • Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan. 1993–. Flora of Taiwan, 2nd ed. (F Taiwan ed2)
  • Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960–. Flora zambesiaca. (F Zamb)
  • Hara, H. et al. 1978–1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. (L Nepal)
  • Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. (Dict Gard)
  • McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. (Herbs Commerce ed2)
  • Saldanha, C. J. & D. H. Nicolson. 1976. Flora of Hassan district. (F Hassan)
  • Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970–. Flora of Thailand. (F Thailand)
  • Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952–. Flora of tropical East Africa. (F TE Afr) [mentions].
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Check other databases for Biophytum sensitivum (L.) DC.:

  • TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
  • Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
    Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Check other databases for images:

  • PlantSystematics.org
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?401570 (22 November 2009)

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