Biophytum sensitivum (L.) DC SN 25

[Santhan P]

Biophytum sensitivum (L.) DC  ( B. candolleanum Wt.), herb in the shola margin, Nilgiri hills, Tamilnadu

[Abid Munshi]

Dear Santhan 

The plant is Biopytum sensitivum

Prof. A. H. Munshi

On 23 June 2014 15:41, Santhan P <ponsa...@gmail.com> wrote:

Biophytum sensitivum (L.) DC  ( B. candolleanum Wt.), herb in the shola margin, Nilgiri hills, Tamilnadu

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[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Santhan ji,

 

Some relevant feedback from other threads:

 

One may be surprised and shocked if I say Biophytum sensitivum (L.) DC. is not available in India. 

Biophytum sensitivum has the sepals more or less equal to the petals whereas in B.nervifolium it is just half a way up to the petals (Ref. eflorofindia thread 1)

 

Santosh ji has done a lot of research on this genus and his conclusions should be more authentic than The Plant List. It is convenient for us that we place all our specimens of B. sensivitum (from India) under B. nervifolium; (Ref. efloraofindia thread 2)

 

Biophytum sensitivum (L.) DC. is not occurring in India. It has been said to be reported from India, Sri Lanka, Africa and S E Asian countries. But recent studies shows that the Indian so called B. sensitivum consists of at least five different species B. nervifolium, B. veldkampii, B. poterioides, B. longibracteatum, B. nervifolium var assamicum (previously known as B. sensistivum var assamicum) and the true B. sensistivum is not recorded from India. The species previously called B. sensitivum from Sri Lanka is B. hermani (but I think this also represents B. reinwardtii) and the African one is called B. helenae. More studies are needed to unravel the mysteries. (Ref. efloraofindia thread 3)

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