Oxalis obliquifoliaSteud. ex A.Rich. [family OXALIDACEAE ]
Related name
Oxalis obliquifolia
Flora
Entry for OXALIS obliquifolia Steud. [family OXALIDACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol 1, page 289, (1868) Author: (by Prof. Oliver).(Impatiens, by Dr. J. D. Hooker.)
Names
OXALIS obliquifoliaSteud. [family OXALIDACEAE], Rich. Fl. Abyss. i. 123.
Information
Stem 0 or short and rhizomatous, from a dark brown ovoid or oblong bulb. Leaves tufted 3-foliolate, glabrous or nearly so, on petioles of 1/2–2 in.; leaflets rather succulent, cuneate, obtusely rounded above, entire or the median leaflet retuse, 1/3– 3/4 in. broad. Peduncles 1-flowered, glabrous, with a pair of narrow-subulate or filiform bracteoles, sometimes with a second flower from one of the latter, exceeding the leaves. Sepals oblong-lanceolate, apparently without glandular calli. Petals 1 in. long or less, purplish above (Rich.).
Distribution
Abyssinia Nile Land Mountainous places, Schimper! Parkyns!
Notes
Nearly allied to O. convexula, Jacq., a Cape species, and perhaps a variety of it rather than a distinct species.
