Biophytum sensitivum (L.) Don.
Common Name : Life plant
Family : Oxalidaceae

HABIT |
AN ANNUAL HERB, UP TO 25 CM TALL. |
STEMS |
SLENDER, ERECT WITH A ROSETTE OF LEAVES A TOP. |
LEAVES |
SENSITIVE TO TOUCH, PINNATELY COMPOUND. CROWDED INTO A ROSETTE
ATOP THE STEM, 3.8-12.7 |
FLOWERS |
DIMORPHIC, YELLOW, 0.8 CM ACROSS, ON PEDUNCLES OF VARYING LENGTHS UP TO 10 CM. |
FRUITS |
CAPSULES GLOBOSE OR ELLIPTIC, SHINING, 5-VALVED, APPROXIMATELY 3.5 MM LONG. |
SEEDS |
MINUTE WITH OBLIQUELY TRANSVERSE TUBERCLED RIDGES. |