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Oxalis eckloniana

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Name

Identification
Isotype of Oxalis eckloniana C.Presl [family OXALIDACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Oxalis salmonicolor
  • Oxalis ciliaris
  • Oxalis eckloniana
  • Oxalis bolusii
  • Oxalis bifolia
  • Oxalis purpurea
  • Oxalis aemula
  • Oxalis approximata
  • Oxalis compressa

Flora

Entry for OXALIS Eckloniana Presr. [family OXALIDACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Capensis
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Capensis, Vol 1, page 312, (1894) Author: (By W. SONDER.)
Names
OXALIS Eckloniana Presr. [family OXALIDACEAE], ! Bot. Bem. p. 29
OXALIS sulphurea Eckl. [family OXALIDACEAE], Herb. Un. It. No. 516. E. & Z.! 715.
Information
bulb ovate, brownish; petiole, scape, and calyx hairy; leaflets rounded, sub-retuse, glabrous above, dotted underneath and pilose on the midrib, the margin ciliate with long hairs, all sub-equal; scape equalling or excelling the leaf, bibracteolate; sepals lanceolate acuminate, erect, 3–4 times shorter than the corolla; claws of the petals equalling the ample limb. Bulb about 1/2-uncial. Petiole uncial, shorter or longer. Sepals 4 lines long. Corolla inch long or more, entirely yellow, glabrous or pilose outside at the margin. Styles much longer than the inner stamens, or shorter than them. This resembles O. purpurea, Thunb., but the corolla is constantly bright yellow.
Distribution
SOUTH AFRICA Sandy places at Greenpoint, Ecklon.! W.H.H. May.-June. (Herb. Vind, Lehm., T.C.D., Sond.)

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