Biophytum abyssinicum Steud. ex A. Rich.

abyssinicum: of Abyssinia (Ethiopia)

Small annual herb. Leaves in a rosette at the apex of a short stem, thinly textured, paripinnate, the ultimate pair largest, somewhat like a miniature leaf of Brachystegia spiciformis in shape. Flowers in pseudo-umbels on long peduncles, white, pink or pale yellow; pedicels about 2 times as long as the calyx.

Common

Widespread in tropical Africa