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Biophytum umbraculum
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<p><i>Biophytum umbraculum</i> (the South Pacific palm) is a plant species in the family <a href="/facts/Oxalidaceae/ggwD4uVK">Oxalidaceae</a>. It is reported from <a href="/facts/India/QW4TV4sy">India</a>, <a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p">China</a>, <a href="/facts/Indonesia/vQnWU3IW">Indonesia</a>, <a href="/facts/Malaysia/8zbUMzCP">Malaysia</a>, <a href="/facts/Burma/zcqQH2oE">Burma</a> (<a href="/facts/Myanmar/zcqQH2oE">Myanmar</a>), <a href="/facts/New_Guinea/qB0bzfSH">New Guinea</a>, <a href="/facts/Philippines/ARpmxXQV">Philippines</a>, <a href="/facts/Thailand/GCUnN4JK">Thailand</a>, <a href="/facts/Vietnam/0ulfA8Eq">Vietnam</a>, <a href="/facts/Tropical_Africa/zx9lfXV2">tropical Africa</a>, and <a href="/facts/Madagascar/ez12IAcY">Madagascar</a>. The species is an annual herb up to 15 cm tall, bearing sessile umbels. </p><p><i>Biophytum umbraculum</i> Welw., Apont. 55: 590. 1859. </p>