Biophytum sensitivum from Satpura – NSD 64

[Nayan Singh]

This herb is from Satpura tiger Reserve

Photo taken on 10-10-09

I think it is Biophytum sensitivum from Oxalidaceae

 

Experts please confirm or inform otherwise

 

Thanks

Nayan

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N.S.Dungriyal IFS
Chief Conservator of Forests
and Field Director
Satpura Tiger Reserve Hoshangabad
M.P.
09424792100

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[Dr Santhosh Kumar]

Dear Sir,

 

This is not Biophytum sensitivum, It is Biophytum nervifolium. The main difference is sepals are more or less equal to petals in B.sensitivum whereas  in B. nervifolium sepals are half the length of petals.

 

Santhosh

2009/10/19 Nayan Singh <ns_dun...@yahoo.co.in>

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SANTHOSH
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Dr. E.S. Santhosh Kumar
Tropical BOtanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode
Thiruvananthapuram-695562
Kerala
India
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[Pardeshi S.]

recently i encountered a plant of Biophytum at Beed, Maharashtra.
the main difference in that plant was that the stem was very small and
the rosette of leaves were at the ground level. can you put some light
on it? is it some other species of Biophytum?

regards
Satish Pardeshi

On Oct 20, 9:32 am, Dr Santhosh Kumar <drsanthosh1...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dear Sir,
>
> This is not Biophytum sensitivum, It is Biophytum nervifolium. The main
> difference is sepals are more or less equal to petals in B.sensitivum
> whereas  in B. nervifolium sepals are half the length of petals.
>
> Santhosh

> 2009/10/19 Nayan Singh <ns_dungri...@yahoo.co.in>

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> >   This herb is from Satpura tiger Reserve
>
> > Photo taken on 10-10-09
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> > I think it is Biophytum sensitivum from Oxalidaceae
>
> > Experts please confirm or inform otherwise
>
> > Thanks
>
> > Nayan
>
> > .................................
> > N.S.Dungriyal IFS
> > Chief Conservator of Forests
> > and Field Director
> > Satpura Tiger Reserve Hoshangabad
> > M.P.
> > 09424792100
>

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> SANTHOSH
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> Dr. E.S. Santhosh Kumar
> Tropical BOtanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode
> Thiruvananthapuram-695562
> Kerala

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[Dr Santhosh Kumar]

Satish Ji,

 

As far as I know the height of the stem is not a  constant delimiting character for any species of Biophytum. You can see same species in different habitat behave differently. The plant you observed might be in open place with sufficient sunshine and the same species in shady areas should have very long stem. While working on Indian Biophytum, Biophtyum reinwardtii was a nightmare for me. This species often having a long and slender stem in shady habitat but in open place it is stem less with rosette of leaves apparetly seems to be a different species. I think your plant also a case of this? If you have a photograph I can tell you the species.

 

Thanks Satish Ji

 

Santhosh

2009/10/20 Pardeshi S. <satishp...@gmail.com>

[Nayan Singh]

Thanks dear Santhosh thanks a lot

sorry for delay, because i was on a long tour and just today i could see the mail

thanks again

Nayan.

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N.S.Dungriyal IFS
Chief Conservator of Forests
and Field Director
Satpura Tiger Reserve Hoshangabad
M.P.
09424792100

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From: Dr Santhosh Kumar <drsanth...@gmail.com>
To: Nayan Singh <ns_dun...@yahoo.co.in>
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Sent: Tue, 20 October, 2009 10:02:09 AM
Subject: [indiantreepix:21165] Re: Biophytum sensitivum from Satpura – NSD 64