Surelle sensitive
Biophytum sensitivum

Family: Oxalidaceae

What it is like

An annual herb. It grows 10-40 cm high. The leaves are 3-13 cm long. There are 21 leaflets. They are 3-8 mm long by 3-5 mm wide. The flowers are white, yellow or pink.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows along riverbanks and in damp thickets. In southern China it grows on mountain slopes and forest floors between 100-700 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Asia, Cambodia, China, East Africa, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, SE Asia, Southern Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Zambia, Vietnam

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves, shoots, vegetable

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Chua me dat, Chua me la me, Horokoronamboa, Kifohafoha, Kihorohorona, Kihoronkorona, Miorinkorona, Nintralvaadi, Ramihorona, Shun-bwet-hti-gayon, Tabin-shwe-te,Tsihilavanandriananahary, Tsingoregorenamboa

Synonyms

Biophytum helenae Buscal. & Muschl.;