Biophytum abyssinicum
Steud. ex A.Rich.
Oxalidaceae
Biophytum reinwardtii (Zucc.) Klotzsch
Oxalis abyssinica (Steud. ex A.Rich.) Walp.
Oxalis reinwardtii Zucc.
Common Name:
General Information
Biophytum abyssinicum is an annual plant growing 5 - 30cm tall[
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- African Flowering Plants Database
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- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
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- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
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The plant is harvested from the wild, and also occasionally cultivated, for local medicinal use.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Tropical Africa - mainly eastern from Eritrea to Zimbabwe and Mozambique; Southeast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea.
Habitat
Damp shady often rocky places in open grassland or Brachystegia and Colophospermum mopane woodland; occasionally common in bare sandy ground, usually at elevations of 380 - 1,600 metres, extending to 2,650 metres in Kenya[
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- African Flowering Plants Database
- Publication
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- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
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- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual |
| Height | 0.20 m |
| Cultivation Status | Cultivated, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The plant is used as a treatment against smallpox, rashes and fevers[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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- Flora Malesiana Series 1
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- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
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- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
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Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
