OXALIS DEBILIS
Author:
Karl Sigismund Kunth, 1822
Family:
OXALIDACEAE
Origin:
Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela
Elevation:
Publisher:
Kunth. (1822). In: Humb. & al., Nov. Gen. Sp. 5, Ed. Folio: 183; Ed. 4: 236.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
2,5 Centimetres
Height:
15 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Tubers
CITES:
Synonyms:
Acetosella debilis, Kuntze.
Acetosella grandifolia, Kuntze.
Acetosella martiana, Kuntze.
Ionoxalis canaminensis, Rusby.
Ionoxalis martiana, Small.
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Oxalis bipunctata, Graham.
Oxalis bulbifera, R.Knuth.
Oxalis caripensis, Hieron.
Oxalis corymbosa, DC.
Oxalis debilis subsp. corymbosa, O.Bolòs & Vigo.
Oxalis debilis var. corymbosa, Lourteig.
Oxalis gemella, Willd. ex Zucc.
Oxalis grandifolia, DC.
Oxalis huilensis, R.Knuth.
Oxalis martiana, Zucc.
Oxalis multibulbosa, Turcz.
Oxalis pynaertii, De Wild.
Oxalis umbrosa, Willd. ex Zucc.
Oxalis urbica, A.St.-Hil.
Sassia debilis, Holub.
This member of the Oxalidaceae family was given this name by Karl Sigismund Kunth in 1822. It is found in most of South America, and cultivated in most of the rest tempered world. It is growing in a well drained rich soil with some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to 2,5 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to fifteen centimetres in height. The flowers are pink.
The genera name means 'sharp, pungent', as to leaf taste. The species name means 'weak, frail, small' for its appearance. The flowers by Ann Murry, Plants.ifas.ufl.edu.
Flower
Pink
Soil
Rich
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
