° OXALIDE#. 
Hispid Wood-sorrel. Pl. 3 foot. 
53 O. cinera'cea (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 128.) stem suffruti- 
cose, very short, leafy ; leaves much crowded, cinereous ; leaflets 
nearly sessile, small, obcordate, pilose on both surfaces ;- petioles 
dilated at the base, villous as well as the peduncles, which are 
l-flowered, and longer tlran the leaves; petals emarginate ; 
stamens all shorter than the pistils ; styles very Jong, connected 
at the base : cells of ovary 5-seeded. h.S. Native of Brazil 
in the province of Cisplatine. Stem scaly at the base. Petals 
yellow. Stigmas oblong, obtuse. 
Grey Wood-sorre]. FJ. Jan. Shrub 2 inches. 
54 O. squama'ra (Zucc. in act. monach. ex Spreng, syst. 
append. p. 186.) stem erect, leafy, dwarf, scaly ; leaflets obcor- 
dately 2-lobed, smooth ; peduncles axillary, dichotomous, many- 
flowered. %. F. Native of Chili. Flowers yellow. 
Scaly Wood-sorrel. P1. 4 foot. 
** Stems ascending, prostrate, or diffuse. 
55 O. crassicau’tis (Zuce. in act. monach. ex Spreng. syst. 
append. p.186.) stem ascending, fleshy ; leaflets obcordate, pubes- 
cent beneath ; stipulas lanceolate, acute, ciliated ; peduncles elon- 
gated, umbelliferous, few-Aowered. 4. G. Native of Peru. 
Flowers yellow. 
Thick-stemmed Wood-sorrel. Pl. + foot. 
56 O. LATERIFLÒRA (Jacq. hort. schoenbr. 2. p. 41. t. 204.) 
stem ascending, a little branched, naked at the base ; peduncles 
lateral, umbellate at top; leaflets cuneated, emarginately 2-lobed ; 
styles shorter than the outer stamens. ¥.G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope. Flowers purple; filaments hispid. 
j gteralflowered Wood-sorrel. FI. Mar. April. Clt. 1824. 
-z toot. 
„5T O. RerRa'cra (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 119.) stem diffuse, 
pilose ; leaflets hairy, obcordate, sessile, ciliated, acute at the 
ase; peduncles hairy, exceeding the length.of the leaves, 2-3- 
cleft, umbelliferous ; fruit-bearing pedicels refracted ; stamens 
ll longer than the pistils; cells of ovary 4-seeded. Y.S. Na- 
tive of Brazil on the mountains called Serra-Aspro near the 
town of Rocha. Petals yellow. Stigmas jagged. 
V ar. B, débilis (St. Hil. 1. c.) stems weaker; hairs slenderer 
and less numerous. 
Refracted-pedicelled Wood-sorrel. PI. diffuse. 
* * * Stems decumbent. 
58 O. Lyòxı (Pursh, fl. sept. amer. 1. p. 323.) the whole 
plant clothed with silky villi; stem branched, decumbent ; pe- 
duncles 2-3-flowered, longer than the petioles; leaflets obcor- 
tely 2-lobed ; petals wedge-shaped ; capsules downy, twice the 
ength of the lanceolate calyx. Y%. H. Native of North 
merica on Cumberland Island, Georgia. Flowers yellow. 
Lyon’s Wood-sorrel. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1816. Pl. decumb. 
59 O. MICROPHY'LLA (Poir. suppl. 4. p. 248.) smoothish ; 
„Stems procumbent ; peduncles 2-flowered, longer than the pe- 
tioles ; leaflets 2-lobed, obcordate ; petals wedge-shaped ; siliques 
puberulous ; styles length of inner stamens. ©. H. Native 
of New Holland. O. rubens, Haw. misc. p. 183. Flowers 
small, yellow. 
Small-leaved Wood-sorrel. Clt.? Pl. procumbent. 
60 O. myrtopny'ixa (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 121.) stem suf- 
fruticose, prostrate, leafy ; leaves small, in fascicles ; leaflets 
Sessile, deep!y obcordate, villous; peduncles solitary, 1-flowered, 
and are as well as the petioles covered with soft hairs ; larger 
stamens villous, all shorter than the styles; cells of ovary 1- 
seeded. k. S. Native of Brazil in the province of St. Paul. 
Petals denticulated, yellow. Stigmas tuberculately capitate. 
Thousand-leaved Wood-sorrel. Fl. Jan. Feb. Sh. prostrate. 
61 O. STERNBE’RGII (Zucc. in act. monach. 9. ex Spreng. 
HI. Oxaus. 757 
syst. append. p. 185.) stem short, erect, hairy; leaflets obcor- 
dately 2-lobed, hairy; peduncles exceeding the length of the 
leaves; styles very long. %4. G. Native of Brazil. 
Sternberg’s Wood-sorrel. P]. 4 foot. 
62 O. conrertissima (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 122. t. 24.)stem 
suffruticose, decumhent ; branches erect, leafy; leaves small, 
very much crowded ; leaflets sessile, obovately elliptical, hardly 
emarginate, pilose on both surfaces, with very villous margins; 
peduncles axillary, 1-flowered ; flowers usually nodding ; sta- 
mens shorter than the pistils ; cells of ovary 5-seeded. hk. S. 
Native of Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes, on the moun- 
tains called Serra do Propagaio. Petalsentire, yellow. Stigmas 
bifid, pencilled. Stems sometimes rooting under-ground. 
Very-cronded Wood-sorrel. F). Mar. Shrub decumbent. 
63 O. votoines (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 
241.) stems procumbent; branches clothed with long hairs ; 
peduncles longer than the petioles, 3-4-flowered ; leaflets roundish- 
obovate, emarginate, beset with, close-pressed hairs, margins 
villous, rather glaucous beneath ; petioles pilose ; calyxes pubes- 
cent ; styles intermediate. Y. G. Native of South America 
on Mount Quindiu. Flowers yellow ? 
Lotus-like Wood-sorrel. Pl. procumbent. 
64 O. patuposa (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 121.) stem suffruti- 
cose, prostrate, angularly compressed, very smooth ; leaves ter- 
nately-verticillate and solitary ; leaflets sessile, smoothish, ob- 
cordate; petioles stipulaceously-dilated at the base ; peduncles 
axillary, 1-flowered; styles intermediate ; cells of ovary 3- 
seeded. h.S. Native of Brazil in the province of Rio Grande 
do Sul in marshes. Petals entire, yellow, marked each with 6 
dark-purple lines at the base. Styles hairy. Stigmas capitate. 
Marsh Wood-sorrel. Fl. Jan. Shrub prostrate. 
65 O. mepicacinea (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 
241.) stems branched, procumbent, smooth; peduncles very 
long, bifid at apex, 4-12-flowered ; leaflets obovate, emarginate, 
ciliated, smooth above, pubescent beneath ; petioles smoothish ; 
calyx smooth; styles intermediate. Y. S. Native of New 
Granada. Flowers white. 
Medik-like Wood-sorrel. Pl. procumbent. _ 
66 O. ama‘ra (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 119.) hairy ; stem suf- 
fruticose, prostrate ; leaflets sessile, obcordate, villous, hispidly 
ciliated; peduncles axillary, 1-2-flowered, longer than the 
leaves ; flowers large ; stamens all longer than the pistils ; cells 
of ovary l-seeded. h. S. Native of Brazil in the province 
of Rio Grande do Sul. Petals yellow, denticulated. Stigmas 
smal], capitate. 
Bitter Wood-sorrel. Fl. spring. Shrub prostrate. . 
67 O. tuputixa (H.B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 241.) 
stems filiform, procumbent, a little branched, smoothish ; pe- 
duncles 1-3-flowered ; leaflets roundish-obovate, emarginately 
2-lobed, and are as well as the calyxes smooth ; styles very 
long. Y.S. Native of New Granada in cold places near Al- 
maguer. Flowers yellow. 
Wolf Wood-sorrel. PI. procumbent. 
*** * Stems creeping or reptant. 
68 O. virròsa (Bieb. fl. taur. 1. p. 355.) plant villous; stem 
peduncles 2-flowered, longer than the 
e; styles length of inner stamens. 
This species is very like O. corni- 
creeping, branched ; 
petioles ; leaflets obcordat 
@.H. Native of Iberia. f ry lik 
culata, and probably only a variety. Flowers yellow. 
Villous Wood-sorrel. PI. creeping. 
69 O. cornicuta’ta (Lin. spec. 624.) stem decumbent, 
branched, rooting ; peduncles somewhat umbellate, shorter than 
tioles ; leaflets obcordate ; petals emarginate ; styles length 
uw. H. Native of Europe, particularly in 
Switzerland, and England 
the pe 
of inner stamens. 
Spain, Sicily, Italy, Greece, Austria, 
