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Biophytum petersianum
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Vumba rd, before Westaway
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Val D'Or
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Val D'Or
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| Frequency: | Common | |
| Status: | Native | |
| Description: |
Annual herb, up to 40 cm. Stem simple, hairy, with a terminal rosette of pinnate leaves. Leaves with 3-10 pairs of leaflets, decreasing in size with the terminal pair largest. The leaves are sensitive and the leaflets fold up along the rhachis while the rosette may fold up as well. Inflorescences in 2-5-flowered umbels; peduncles of up to 9 cm. Flowers yellow or orange. | |
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| Derivation of specific name: | petersianum: named after Professor Wilhelm Peters (1815-1863) of Berlin who collected in Mozambique in the early 19th century. | |
| Habitat: | In Brachystegia woodland and cultivated land, particularly on sandy soils. | |
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| Zimbabwe distribution: | NWCES | |
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Other sources of information about Biophytum petersianum:
Flora of Mozambique: Biophytum petersianumBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Biophytum petersianum
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Biophytum petersianum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Biophytum petersianum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Biophytum petersianum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Biophytum petersianum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Biophytum petersianum
West African Plants database: Biophytum petersianum
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