- Family : OXALIDACEAE
(Wood Sorrel Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : AMRUL FAMILY (अम्रुल फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Oxalidaceae
- Synonym(s) : Acetosella corniculata (L.) Kuntze
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Oxalis corniculata L.
- Common name : Creeping Wood Sorrel
- Vernacular name :
- Amrul sak, Chukutri pathiya, Tinpathiya (Hindi)
- Pullampurchi soppu, Hulisoppu (Kannada)
- Puliarai (Tamil)
- Pulichinta (Telugu)
- Ambiliti, Kumari (Oria)
- Changeri (Sanskrit)
- Ambusi, Ambuti, Tipani (Marathi)
- Kottampulichan, Poliyarala, Puliyarila, Pulivayila, Pulichappadi, Pulisanthala, Pulichan (Malayalam)
- Habit : Herb
- Habitat : Degraded forests, also in the plains
- Comments / notes : Foliage eaten as a vegetable and as a cure for scurvy
- Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district, Kurnool district, East Godavari district, Vishakapatnam district
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Maharashtra : All districts of Maharashtra
- Tamil Nadu : All districts of Tamil Nadu
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
- Himachal Pradesh : Chamba district,Kangra district,Kinnaur district,Kullu district,Shimla district
- Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
- Meghalaya : East Khasi Hills (Shillong) district
- Assam : Assam
- Nagaland : Nagaland
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Punjab : Punjab
- Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
- Mizoram : Mizoram
- Manipur : Manipur
- Tripura : Tripura
- Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Hainan, India, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Vietnam
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Cosmopolitan
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1
- J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
- R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
- R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
- Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
- Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press:68
- Grierson A.J.C & Long D.G (1983). Flora of Bhutan Vol.1 (3):742
- Balakrishnan, N. P. (1983). Flora of Jowai Vol.1. Published BSI: 109
- Chowdhery, H. J. & Wadhwa, B. H (1984). Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol. 1. Published BSI: 132
- Nair, N. G (1977).Flora of Bashahr Himalayas. International Bioscience Publishers: 52
- N.P. Singh & S. Karthikeyan 2000. Flora of Maharashtra vol 1.
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Oxalis corniculata. Downloaded on 13 December 2024.
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