Class
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
- Oxalis articulata
- Oxalis bowiei
- Oxalis brasiliensis
- Oxalis chnoodes
- Oxalis corniculata
- Oxalis debilis
- Oxalis dillenii
- Oxalis exilis
- Oxalis fontana
- Oxalis hirta
- Oxalis incarnata
- Oxalis latifolia
- Oxalis magellanica
- Oxalis megalorrhiza
- Oxalis perennans
- Oxalis pes-caprae
- Oxalis polyphylla
- Oxalis purpurea
- Oxalis rubens
- Oxalis tetraphylla
- Oxalis thompsoniae
- Oxalis tuberosa
- Oxalis versicolor
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Oxalis L., Sp. Pl. 433 (1753)
Synonymy:
- = Sassia Molina, Sag. Stor. Nat. Chili 145 (1782)
Type Taxon:
Oxalis acetosella L.
Vernacular Name(s):
Oxalis; Wood sorrel
Description
Herbs or occasionally shrubs. Lvs radical or cauline, mostly palmately compound, often with 3, entire or 2-lobed, sessile or shortly petiolulate leaflets, sometimes pinnately 3-foliolate, rarely 1-foliolate or phyllodinous. Stamens 10, in 2 whorls; carpels 5, united; styles 5, free.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Indigenous (Non-endemic)
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Indigenous (Non-endemic) | 4 |
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 12 |
| Exotic: Casual | 7 |
| Total | 23 |
Bibliography
Hobbs, J.; Hatch, T. 1994: Bulbs for New Zealand Gardens. Godwit Press, Auckland.
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Mabberley, D.J. 2017: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 4. Cambridge University Press.
Molina, G.I. 1782: Saggio sulla Storia Naturale del Chili del Signor Abate Giovanni Ignazio Molina. Nella Stamperia di S. Tommaso d'Aquino, Bologna.
