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Oxalis davyana R.Knuth

Species

Angiosperms > Oxalidales > Oxalidaceae > Oxalis

Characteristics

Somewhat robust, softly pilose, stemless or with a short stem. Bulb unknown. Leaves few; petioles 6-12 cm long, scarcely widened below the basal articulation; leaflets 3, with very short pilose petiolules, broadly ovate, obovate or subrhomboid, 2-4 cm long, 2-3.3 cm broad, sparsely ciliate, glabrous, (when dried) dark above, paler beneath. Peduncles as long as or longer than the leaves; bracts subulate, callus-tipped; pedicels rather numerous, unequal, up to 2 cm long. Sepals oblong-lanceolate, up to 8 mm long, with several elongate rusty apical calli. Corolla up to 2 cm long, deep pink. Filaments, the longest 7-7.5 mm long, with glandular and simple hairs admixed, toothed. Styles densely pubescent.
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A herb. The bulb is scaly. It is 3 cm long by 2 cm wide. The underground stems or rhizomes have roots and small bulbs. The above ground parts are softly hairy. The leaves occur singly. The stalk is 15 cm long. The leaflets are 2 cm broad and wide. They are pointed. The flowering stalk is 20 cm long. There are about 6 flowers at the ends. The petals are bright pink.
Rosulate herb, up to 400 mm tall, rare. Leaves large, lobes ovate to oblong, large, dark green, petioles long. Flowers pink.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.4
Root system rhizome
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. In Swaziland it is in the high veld only.
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Usage

Uses -
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 20
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Distribution

Oxalis davyana world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:663324-1
WFO ID wfo-0001089671
COL ID 75F7G
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Oxalis galpinii Oxalis davyana
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