Oxalis megalorrhiza Jacq.

Species

Angiosperms > Oxalidales > Oxalidaceae > Oxalis

Characteristics

A succulent plant that keeps growing from year to year. It grows 15-40 cm high and 20 cm wide. It has fleshy rhizomes. The stems have few branches and become woody. The leaves are at the ends of these branches and are mid green. There are 3 heart shaped leaves 1-2 cm long with the point towards the stem. The flowers are in groups of 2-5, bowl shaped and yellow. These are 2 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.4
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a warm temperate plant. It grows in coastal places.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Caution: All Oxalis contain oxalates and need to be cooked and eaten carefully.
Uses -
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Oxalis megalorrhiza world distribution map, present in Chile, Guatemala, and Peru

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:178221-2
WFO ID wfo-0001089521
COL ID 4BB45
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Acetosella paposana Acetosella megalorhiza Acetosella ornata Acetosella reticulata Acetosella rubrocincta Acetosella succulenta Oxalis megalorrhiza Oxalis paniculata Oxalis paposana Oxalis tarapacana Oxalis succulenta Oxalis solarensis Oxalis ornata Oxalis borchersi Oxalis darapskyi Oxalis illapelina Oxalis reticulata Oxalis arborescens Oxalis brevis Oxalis carnosa var. incana Oxalis megalorrhiza var. megalorrhiza Oxalis paposana var. hirta Oxalis rubrocincta Oxalis bicolor Otoxalis rubrocincta