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Wood sorrel

(Biophytum umbraculum)

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Description

Biophytum umbraculum is a plant species in the family Oxalidaceae. It is reported as growing in India, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma (Myanmar), New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, tropical Africa, and Madagascar. The species is an annual herb up to 15 cm tall, bearing sessile umbels. Biophytum umbraculum Welw., Apont. 55: 590. 1859.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Oxalidales
Family:Oxalidaceae
Genus:Biophytum
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