Balsaminaceae, Geraniaceae and Oxalidaceae Week :: DV06 :: 30 SEP 07 10:08 :: Oxalidaceae » Biophytum sensitivum at Nagla forest

[Dinesh Valke]

Balsaminaceae, Geraniaceae and Oxalidaceae Week balsam, geranium, wood sorrel families Oxalidaceae Biophytum sensitivum (L.) DC.

by-oh-FY-tum -- from the Greek bio (life) and phyto (plant) sen-si-TEE-vum -- sensitive commonly known as: life plant, little tree plant, sensitive plant • Bengali: ঝলৈ jhalai • Hindi: alm bhusha, लज्जालू lajjaalu, lakshmana • Kannada: hara muni, jalapushpa • Malayalam: മുക്കുറ്റി mukkutti • Marathi: झरेरा jharera, लाजवंती lajwanti • Sanskrit: झुल्लिपुष्प jhullipuspa, लजालू lajalu, पङ्क्तिपत्र panktipatra, pitapushpa, vipareetalajjaalu • Tamil: நிலச்சுருங்கி nilaccurunki, tintaanaalee • Telugu: attapatti, chumi, jala puspa, పులిచింత pulicenta Native to: tropical Africa and Asia References: Flowers of India • NPGS / GRIN • Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar

at Nagla block of Sanjay Gandhi National Park, on 30 SEP 07

Regards. Dinesh

[Aarti S. Khale]

Dinesh ji,

Seeing for the first time.

Thanks for sharing.

Regards,

Aarti

[vip...@gmail.com]

Hi,

We call this plant ઝરેરો [Zarero] in Kachchhi and ઝરેર [Zarer] in Gujarati.

Best wishes, Viplav

2013/3/4 Dinesh Valke <dinesh...@gmail.com>

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[Dinesh Valke]

Thanks Aarti ji.

Thank you very much Viplav ji for the names of this plant in Gujarati and Kachchhi. Will add them to my notes soon.

Regards.

Dinesh

[Dr Santhosh Kumar]

This is Biophytum reinwardtii

 

Santhosh

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[Dinesh Valke]

Thank you very very much Santhosh ji for validating this ID.

Will make corrections in my notes soon.

Regards.

Dinesh

[Gurcharan Singh]

Yes Dinesh ji

I had already uploaded my corrected version.

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[Dinesh Valke]

Those having read this post and ID validation may find Santhosh ji's post What is Biophytum sensitivum in India interesting.

Regards.

Dinesh

[vip...@gmail.com]

I would like to know if there is any consensus on B. reinwardtii being touch-sensitive. There are some conflicting accounts of this facet in certain sources; in the Flora of Eastern Ghats by Pullaiah & Rao, B. reinwardtii is described as "not sensitive to touch" while B. sensitivum is "sensitive to touch". Have attached the key herewith.

Best wishes, Viplav

2013/3/5 Dinesh Valke <dinesh...@gmail.com>

[Dr Santhosh Kumar]

Many taxonomists are working on dried specimens having no chance of seeing the living  plant in the field. Such key has  no use in the identification process. Correct me if I am wrong.