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Oxalis procumbens

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Name

Identification
Oxalis procumbens Steud. ex A.Rich. [family OXALIDACEAE ] (stored under name); Isotype of Oxalis procumbens Steud. ex A.Rich. [family OXALIDACEAE ] Verified by Lourteig,V.A., 1977
Related name
  • Oxalis corniculata
  • Oxalis cognata
  • Oxalis procumbens

Flora

Entry for OXALIS corniculata Linn. [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 corniculata Linn. [family OXALIDACEAE], DC. Prod. i. 692.
OXALIS procumbens Steud. [family OXALIDACEAE], Rich. Fl. Abyss. i. 123 (a small-leaved form).
OXALIS radicosa Rich. [family OXALIDACEAE], l. c.
Information
A diffuse, procumbent or ascending, branched, pubescent or shortly pilose herb, with a fibrous root. Leaves very various in size, 3-foliolate, on slender petioles of 1–3 in. or more; leaflets obcordate-cuneate, with rounded lobes. Stipules minute, adnate to the base of the petiole or obsolete. Peduncles axillary, 1–4-flowered, shorter or longer than the leaves. Flowers yellow. Capsule subcylindrical, pubescent, pointed, 5–8 times longer than the sepals.

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