Taxon:
Biophytum sensitivum (L.) DC.
Summary
Place of publication:
Prodr. 1:690. 1824
Verified:
03/25/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
- Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan. 1993-. Flora of Taiwan, ed. 2. URL: http://www.ntu.edu.tw/english/index.html
- Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. URL: http://www.kew.org/efloras/namesearch.do
- Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
- Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
- McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
- Saldanha, C. J. & D. H. Nicolson. 1976. Flora of Hassan district.
- Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
- Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: mentions
Common names
English
lifeplant – Swedish
sensitivrosett –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | | s. |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Taiwan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Nepal | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Sri Lanka | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Indochina | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Thailand | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Indonesia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Malaysia | | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
Native
Asia-Temperate
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CHINA:
China (s.)
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EASTERN ASIA:
Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India, Sri Lanka, Nepal
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INDO-CHINA:
Indochina, Thailand
-
MALESIA:
Indonesia, Malaysia
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening |
Medicines | folklore | | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. |