Oxalis purpurea L.
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Oxalis purpurea L., Sp. Pl. 433 (1753)
Oxalis purpurea L.
Nomenclature
L.
L.
1753
433
ICN
Oxalis purpurea L.
species
Oxalis purpurea
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Descriptions
Oxalis purpurea L.
Apparently acaulous perennial, but with underground stem above bulb; bulb narrow-ovoid; outer scales dark brown or blackish, ± shining, viscid, with inconspicuous nerves. Lvs radical, 3-foliolate. Petiole (1)-2-10-(20) cm long, hairy; stipules 3-7 mm long, appearing as a broad wing, sometimes ciliate. Lamina of leaflets sessile, somewhat unequal, the terminal larger and 10-35-(45) × 1-37-(45) mm, broadly obovate, sometimes broader than long, glabrous above, hairy beneath and densely marked with short, black, glandular dashes when dry; margins long-ciliate; base cuneate; apex rounded; lateral leaflets somewhat asymmetric at base. Fls solitary, erect; peduncles 1-11 cm long, hairy. Bracts 2-3 mm long, linear-subulate, usually in lower 1/2 of pedicel; calli 0. Sepals 6-7.5 mm long, elliptic, with longitudinal black streaks when dried, with dense long, white cilia, otherwise glabrous; calli 0. Corolla forming a deep cup 2.5-4 × 2.5-3 cm, with a lower, tubular part; petals 2-4 cm long, ± suborbicular, glabrous except for ciliate margins; lower part yellowish; limb usually rose or purplish, sometimes white flushed pink outside. Stamens at 2 levels, glabrous; filaments with broad membranous wing, often almost to apex in shorter stamens. Styles < or > longer stamen whorl, hairy. Capsule not seen.
Taxonomic concepts
Oxalis variabilis sensu New Zealand Botanists
Oxalis purpurea L.
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b7386169-5a69-4f1d-a212-c1f66cb6e0c9
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1 January 2000
12 November 2015