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Oxalidaceae (wood sorrel family) »
Biophytum sensitivum bee-oh-FY-tum -- from the Greek bio (life) and phyto (plant) sen-si-TEE-vum -- meaning, 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: nilaccurunki, tintaanaalee • Telugu: attapatti, chumi, jala puspa, పులిచింత pulicenta Native to: tropical Africa and Asia References:
Flowers of India •
Floristic Survey by The Institute of Science, Mumbai. Date: 15 August 2011, 08:07. Source:
Life Plant. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location
19° 18′ 09.55″ N, 73° 39′ 17.04″ E View all coordinates using:
OpenStreetMap 19.302652; 73.654733.