Oxalis spiralis G.Don, Gen. Hist. 1: 755 1831. (syn: Acetosella pubescens Kuntze; Oxalis bifida Willd. ex Zucc.; Oxalis glandulosa (R.Knuth) Pittier [Illegitimate]; Oxalis glandulosa Jacq.; Oxalis knuthii Pittier [Invalid]; Oxalis pubescens Kunth [Illegitimate]; Oxalis pubescens var. elatior Vatke ex R. Knuth; Oxalis pubescens var. glandulosa R.Knuth; Oxalis saulierei R. Knuth; Oxalis spiralis var. glandulosa (R. Knuth) J.F. Macbr.; Oxalis spiralis subsp. spiralis ; Xanthoxalis spiralis (G.Don) Holub); Colombia (Boyacá, Caldas, Cauca, Cesar, Cundinamarca, Magdalena, Nariño, Norte
de Santander, Putumayo, Quindío, Santander, Tolima, Valle), Peru, Costa Rica,
Ecuador, Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz), Venezuela (Aragua, Barinas,
Distrito Federal, Guarico, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Sucre, Tachira, Trujillo),
India (Tamil Nadu (introduced)) as per Catalogue of Life;
4 posts by 4 authors. 3 images. Oxalis spiralis G. Don, Gen. Hist. 1: 755 1831 Common name: Spiral oxalis A carpet forming perennial herb with yellow spiral flowers, photographed from SFO Botanical Garden in California
Location: Bombay Shola, Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu Altitude: ~2100 m Date: 20/01/18 Habit: Herb Habitat: Gregarious, on the roadside Approx. height: 5 cm Insertion of leaves: Whorled Flower diameter and length: 0.5 × 1 cm It is certainly an Oxalis sp. Unlikely to be Oxalis corniculata L. because of the altitude like Bombay shola. (2100m). Family : Oxalidaceae Since the flower has reddish veins outside the possibility is Oxalis spiralis Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don This species will have many flowers on their pseudo raceme. The photograph here does not show their actual nature. Native to S.America and is a weed in most of the higher altitude hill stations in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Further check at
Attachments (1) - 5 mb. Yes. It looks like Oxalis spiralis Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don Please see the following link http://keralaplants.in/keralaplantsdetails.aspx?id=Oxalis_spiralis Attachments (3). 7 posts by 5 authors. Requesting to please ID this plant captured growing by the roadside in Ooty, Tamil Nadu in November 2013. This is surely an Oxalis species, I cannot fix the species to those I know.. yes, this is an Oxalis, please check our group's database for earlier discussions and keys. My internet is very slow here Some Oxalis species in India & efi Yes, this is Oxalis corniculata L. This is Oxalis spiralis as per images and details herein. |
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