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Oxalis punctata

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Identification
Oxalis punctata L. [family OXALIDACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet, Oxalis glabella E. Mey. [family OXALIDACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Oxalis punctata
  • Oxalis glabella
  • Oxalis tenella
  • Oxalis favosa
  • Oxalis calcaria

Flora

Entry for OXALIS punctata Linn. f. [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 punctata Linn. f. [family OXALIDACEAE], p. 243;—Thunb. Diss. No. 3. t. 1. Jacq.! tab. 66. Willd. Sp. No. 33. DC. No. 113. E. &. Z.! No. 730.
OXALIS macrogonia Sieb. [family OXALIDACEAE], Fl. Cap. exs. No. 122.
OXALIS calcarea E. & Z. [family OXALIDACEAE], ! 731.
OXALIS pygmæa E. Mey. [family OXALIDACEAE], !
OXALIS favosa Turcz. [family OXALIDACEAE], l. c.
Information
stemless; bulb ovate, angular, furrowed; leaflets cuneate-rounded, subemarginate, hollow-dotted on each side, glabrous; petiole, scape and calyx glandularly downy; scape longer than the leaves, bibracteolate above the middle; sepals ovate, 6 times shorter than the corolla, the claws of the petals equalling the lamina. 2–3 inches high. Bulbs 5–6 lines long, blackish. Petioles very slender, 1–2 inches long. Leaflets green, sometimes purple underneath, the medial sub-retuse. Scape about twice as long as the leaves. Calyx 1 line long. Cor. 5–6 lines long, with yellowish claw, and white or pale flesh-coloured or violet limb.
Distribution
SOUTH AFRICA Hills near Capetown, Table Mountain, &c. Simon's Bay and Tulbagh, Thunb., E. & Z.! &c. β. Hills at Hollrivier, Drege! Mar.-Aug. (Herb. Thunb., Vind., E. Mey,, Lehm., T.C.D., Sond.)
Notes
ADDENDA : add to the habitats. Zey. 236, 238, 336, 2104, 2118.

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