Oxalis latifolia Humb. Bonpl. & Kunth.

 
  • Family : OXALIDACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Oxalidaceae
  • Species : Oxalis latifolia
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Oxalis latifolia Kunth
  • Common name : Broad-leaved Sorel
  • Vernacular name : Dodda hulisoppu (Kan.)
  • Collection Nos : KFP 11383, KFP 11589
  • Key identification features : A stemless perennial herb with underground bulbs. Leaves are trifoliately compound with leaflets broadly rounded and triangular. Flowers are small, 1 to 1.5 cm across, pretty, bell-shaped and clustered at the end of an elongated inflorescence. Fruit is a few-seeded capsule.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Native : Central- & Tropical South America
  • Comments : A garden weed.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Bangalore, Chikamagalur, Kodagu, Kolar, Mysore, Tumkur
  • Floras referred : Saldanha, 1996; Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 - Bangalore; Rao & Razi, 1981 - Mysore; Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Coorg

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