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Accession Data:

Biophytum sensitivum (L.) DC.

  • Common Name: Little Tree Plant, Mukkootti
  • Family: Oxalidaceae R.Br.
  • Synonym(s): Oxalis sensitiva L.

  • Country of Origin: tropical Nepal, India, Southeast Asia

  • Description: A "tree rosette" with a tuft of leaves on top of a long hypocotyl.

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 202200074
  • Source: Smith College
  • Provenance:
    Plants received from Smith College, March 2022
  • Accession Date: 06-27-2022
  • Bench: 1201 - AUS:West Bench NN
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-26-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eurosid I
  • Order: Oxalidales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Oxalidaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
2023
2022

References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: India / Nepal

References (external):

data regenerated on Wed, 09 Apr 2025 15:16:13 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Biophytum sensitivum

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Current Accessions in the Oxalidaceae

  • Averrhoa carambola
  • Biophytum sensitivum
  • Biophytum zenkeri
  • Oxalis aff. megalorrhiza W/C
  • Oxalis fruticosa
  • Oxalis gigantea
  • Oxalis hedysaroides 'Rubra'
  • Oxalis lasiandra
  • Oxalis palmifrons
  • Oxalis teneriensis
  • Oxalis teneriensis
  • Oxalis triangularis
  • Oxalis triangularis
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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