Oxalis decaphylla Kunth

Tenleaf woodsorrel (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Oxalidales > Oxalidaceae > Oxalis

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, acaulous, rhizomes and stolons absent, bulbs solitary or clustered; bulb scales 9–15+-nerved. Leaves basal, <rarely absent at flowering>; petiole 7–32(–46) cm; leaflets (3–)5–11, green to purplish abaxially, green adaxially, sometimes with purplish transverse medial band, narrowly oblong-oblanceolate to narrowly oblong or linear, (10–)12–38(–72) mm, lobed (1/6–)1/2–2/3(–9/10) length, <lobes apically subacute>, surfaces glabrous, oxalate deposits absent. Inflorescences umbelliform cymes, (2–)6–11(–15)-flowered; scapes 7–35 cm, glabrous. Flowers distylous; sepal apices with 2 orange, <linear, thick> tubercles; petals green proximally, rose purple or lavender to pink, rarely white, distally, with green veins, (7–)9–17(–22) mm. Capsules ellipsoid, 3–11 mm, glabrous. 2n = 28, 56.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Root system rhizome
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Stomatitis (unspecified), Inflammation (unspecified)
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Cultivation

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

Oxalis decaphylla unspecified picture

Distribution

Oxalis decaphylla world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:374834-1
WFO ID wfo-0001089477
COL ID 75F7H
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Acetosella hernandesii Acetosella decaphylla Oxalis decaphylla Ionoxalis furcata Ionoxalis grayi Ionoxalis jaliscana Ionoxalis occidentalis Ionoxalis painteri Oxalis painteri Oxalis confusa Oxalis furcata Oxalis grayi Oxalis jaliscana Oxalis zacatecasensis Ionoxalis confusa Ionoxalis decaphylla