758 OXALIDEZ. 
in Devonshire, as well as of Japan, Teneriffe, Bourbon, Caribbee 
Islands, Mexico, and of North America from Canada to Caro- 
lina, in cultivated ground. Smith, engl. bot. t. 1726. Jacq. ox. 
no. 10. t. 5. O. pusilla, Sal. in Lin. trans. 2. p. 243, t. 23. 
f. 5. Stipulas united to the base of the petioles.” Flowers yellow, 
those of the North American plant are larger than the European. 
Horned Wood-sorrel. Fl. May, Oct. Brit. Pl. decumbent. 
70 O. Motus (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 241.) 
stems branched, creeping, and are as well as the petioles clothed 
with soft villi; peduncles bifid at apex, few-flowered, longer 
than the petioles ; leaflets obovate, emarginate, pubescent, hoary 
beneath; calyxes puberulous ; styles intermediate. 2%. S. Na- 
tive of South America on the Andes about Popayan near Alma- 
‘guer. Flowers yellow. 
Soft Wood-sorrel. Pl. creeping. 
71 O. a’taicans (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 241.) 
stems tufted, branched, creeping, puberulous; peduncles 1-2- 
flowered, equal in length with the petioles; leaflets obcordately 
2-lobed, a little glaucous, edged with violet, puberulous beneath 
as well as the calyxes and petioles; styles very long. %. G. 
Native of Mexico near Moran. O. cinérea, Zucc. Flowers 
yellow. 
Var. B, sericea (D.C. prod. 1. p. 693.) whole plant silky and 
hoary. Y.G. Native of Quito near Llactagunga. 
Whitish Wood-sorrel. Pl. creeping. 
72 O. pinosiu’scuLa (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 
241.) stems branched, creeping at the base, and are as well as 
petioles pilose; peduncles pubescent, 1-flowered ; leaflets ob- 
cordate, ciliated, clothed with close-pressed hairs beneath; ca- 
lyxes puberulous. Y. S. Native of New Spain near the 
town of Caraccas. Flowers yellow. 
Pilose Wood-sorrel. Pl. creeping. 
73 O. Finirormis (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 
245. t. 469.) stems filiform, creeping; branched, smooth; pe- 
duncles 1-flowered, longer than the petioles; leaflets roundish- 
obovate, emarginately 2-lobed, with pilose edges, puberulous 
beneath ; petioles pubescent; calyx ciliated ; styles very long. 
Xy. S. Native of New Granada on the Andes near Guada. 
O. nematodes, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 429. Flowers yellow. 
Filiform Wood-sorrel. P]. creeping. 
74 O. parvirouia (D. C. prod. 1. p. 693.) stems branched, 
creeping, smooth ; branchlets leafy ; peduncles 1-flowered, leaf- 
lets roundish-obovate, emarginafely 2-lobed, ciliated, covered 
with close-pressed hairs on both surfaces ; petioles and calyxes 
pubescent ; styles very long. Y.S. Native of South America 
in the kingdom of Quito and at Conception in Chili. O. micro- 
phylla, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 245. but not of 
Poir. This species is very like O. filiformis. Flowers yellow. 
Small-leaved Wood-sorrel. Pl. creeping. 
75 O. re’pens (Thunb. ox. no. 11. t. 1. f. 5.) stem leafy, 
branched, prostrate, rooting; peduncles usually 2-flowered, 
Jength of petioles, pilose; leaflets obcordate, nearly sessile, 
ciliated ; styles intermediate ; stamens smooth ; capsule pubes- 
cent. Y.S. Native of Ceylon, Madagascar, Brazil, and the 
Cape of Good Hope. Jacq. ox. no. 11. t. 78. f. 1. O. stricta, 
Houtt. pfl. syst. 6. t. 51. f£ 2. Flowers yellow. 
Repent Wood-sorrel. Fl. Mar. April. Clt. 1793. 
creeping. 
76 O. se’rrens (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 120.) stem filiform, 
creeping, leafy; leaflets sessile, obcordate, hardly emarginate, 
rather villous, ciliated ; peduncles 1-flowered, longer than the 
leaves, smoothish ; styles shorter than the stamens; cells of 
ovary 5-seeded. X4. S. Native of Brazil in the province of 
St. Paul, Petals entire, deep yellow. Stigmas many-parted. 
Capsule globose, rather villous, 
Creeping Wood-sorrel. Pl], creeping. 
Pl. 
III. Oxauis. . 
*e #4 * Stem climbing. 
77 O. sca’xpens (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 241.) 
stem branched, climbing ; peduncles elongated, dichotomously 
4-cleft, many-flowered ; leaflets obovate, emarginate, smooth 
above, hairy-pubescent beneath; petioles villous; calyxes 
smooth; styles very long.. Y. U.S. Native of South Ame- 
rica on Mount Quindiu. Flowers yellow, larger than those of 
O. acetosélla. 
Climbing Wood-sorrel. Pl. climbing. 
§ 4. Sessilifolia (from sessilis, sessile, and folium, a leaf; 
leaves sessile). D. C. prod. 1. p. 693. Stems bulbous at the base, 
elongated, with scattered leaves, villous. Leaves sessile, trifoliate, 
villous, never bearing glands. Peduncles axillary, 1-flowered. 
78 O. macro’styis (Jacq. ox. no. 22. t. 9.) stem erect, leafy, 
branched; peduncles much longer than the leaves; bracteas 
approaching the calyx; leaflets linear-cuneated, emarginate ; 
styles longer: than the inner stamens. %.G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope. Flowers with a long tube, purplish, with 
dirty-yellow claws, and yellowish on the under side. Bulb the 
size of a hazel-nut. 
Long-styled Wood-sorrel. Fl. Oct. Nov. Clt. 1793. Pl. 
4 to } foot. ` ` 
79 O. TUBIFIÒRA (Jacq. ox. no. 23. t. 10.) stem erect, rather 
branched ; peduncles 4-times longer than the leaves > bracteoles 
pressed to the calyx ; leaflets linear-wedge-shaped, blunt ; styles 
shorter than the outer stamens. 2%. G. Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope. Flowers with a long tube, purplish, yellowish 
outside as well as the claws. Bulb the size of a hazel-nut, 
brown. ° 
Tube-flowered Wood-sorrel. Clt. 1790. Pl. 4 to} foot. _ 
80 O. canr’scens (Jacq. ox. no. 24. t. 11.) stem erect, a lit- 
tle branched, leafy ; peduncles twice as long as the leaves ; brac- 
teas approximating the calyx ; leaflets wedge-shaped, somewhat 
emarginate ; styles shorter than the outer stamens. 2. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers with a long tube, 
pale-purplish, with yellowish claws. Bulb from the sizeof a 
pea to that of a hazel-nut. 
Hoary Wood-sorrel. Fl. Jan. Sept. Cit. 1821. Pl. 4 foot. 
81 O. srcu’Npa (Jacq. ox. 68. t. 12.) stem declinate, branched, 
leafy ; branches leaning to one side; leaflets linear-wedge- 
shaped; pedicels hardly exceeding the leaves in length; styles 
intermediate. Y%. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Flowers with a long tube, lilac. Filaments smooth. Bulb brown, 
size of a hazel-nut. 
Secund-branched Wood-sorrel. 
Pl. 1 foot long. 
82 O. mrt (Lin. spec. 628.) stem erect, a little branched, 
leafy ; leaflets linear-wedge-shaped, retuse ; peduncles much 
longer than the leaves ; bracteoles remote from the calyx; styles 
longer than the inner stamens; stamens toothless and glandless. 
u.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers lilac, with 
a yellow bottom, and a short tube. Jacq. ox. no. 26. t. 13.— 
Burm. afr. 70. t. 28. f. 1. Bulb brown, about the size of a 
hazel-nut. 
Var. B, brévipes (D.C. prod. 1. p. 694.) peduncles hardly 
longer than the leaves. 
Hairy-stemmed Wood-sorrel. Clt. 1787. 
PI. 3 foot. atl 
83 O. HIRTE'LLA (Jacq. ox. no. 27. t. 14.) stem erect, a me 
branched, leafy; leaflets linear-lanceolate, acutish ; peduncles 
very long ; bracteoles remote from the calyx ; styles longer than 
the inner stamens; outer stamens with gibbous toothlets ; hari 
of stamens glandular. %. G. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope. Flowers pale-lilac, with a yellow bottom, outside dirty 
Fl. Oct. Nov. Clt. 1790. 
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