OXALIDEE. 
Bean-leaved Wood-sorrel. Fl. Oct. Nov. Clt. 1794. Pl. + ft. 
§ 9. Acetosélle (a dim. of acetosus, sour; taste of leaves). 
D.C. prod. 1. p. 697. Stemless and somewhat stipitate. Leaves 
stalked, trifohate.  Petioles without margins. Leaflets not 
glandular beneath. Scapes 1-flowered. Roots bulbous. 
* 
Leaves oblong or lanceolate. Stemless, or almost so. 
151 O. LABURNIFÒLIA (Jacq. ox. no. 42. t. 28.) stemless, pu- 
bescent ; lateral leaflets obliquely oblong, middle one somewhat 
lanceolate ; scapes longer than the petioles, with 2 bracteas in 
the middle; styles very long. %. G, Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Petioles red. Leaves purple beneath. Flowers 
yellow. This species has the habit of those species belonging to 
section Preropod@, but the petioles are half round and wingless. 
Laburnum-leaved Wood-sorrel. Fl. Sept. Oct. Clt. 1793. 
Pl. + foot. 
152 O. saneuinra (Jacq. ox. no. 43. t. 29.) stemless, pubes- 
cent; leaflets oblong, obtuse, middle one cuneated at the base ; 
scapes length of petioles, with 2 bracteas below the middle ; 
styles intermediate. %.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
This is very like the preceding species, but the petioles and 
under surface of the leaves are of a blood-colour. Flowers 
yellow. 
Bloody-leaved Wood-sorrel. Fl. Oct. Dee. Clt. 1795. Pl. 
ł foot. 
153 O. Ru'sro-FLA va (Jacq. ox. no. 65. t. 50.) almost stem- 
less, hairy ; leaflets lanceolate-oblong, obtuse, middle one cu- 
neated ; scapes longer than the petioles, with 2 bracteas under the 
middle ; styles very short. %4. G. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Corolla yellow, but red outside, as well as margins. 
Red-and-yellon-flowered Wood-sorrel. Fl. Jan. Nov. Clt. 
1823. Pl. Ł foot. 
154 O. TRICOLOR (Jacq. ox. no. 63.) stemless, pubescent ; 
leaflets oblong, obtuse, middle one somewhat cuneated; scapes 
longer than the petioles; styles intermediate ; filaments clothed 
He glandular hairs. Yy. G. Native of the Cape of Good 
ope. 
„Var. a, flava (D. C. prod. 1. p. 698.) petals yellow, red out- 
side, as well as margins. Jacq. ox. t. 47.  . 
Var. (3, álba (D. C. prod. 1. p. 698.) petals white, red on the 
outside, as well as margins. 
Three-coloured-flowered Wood-sorrel. Clt. 
1794. Pl. 1 foot. 
155 O. FERRUGINA`TA (Jacq. hort. schænbr. 3. t. 274,) almost 
stemless, pubescent; leaflets obovate, retuse, middle one cu- 
neated ; peduncles a little shorter than the leaves, with 2 bracteas 
in the middle ; styles intermediate. %. G. Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope. Flowers white. Leaves marked with rusty spots. 
Rusty-spotted-leaved Wood-sorrel. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1790. 
- 4 foot. 
156 O. EXALTA`TA (Jacq. ox. no. 64. t. 49.) almost stemless, 
puberulous ; leaflets emarginate, lateral ones elliptical, middle 
one obovately-cuneated ; peduncles twice as long as the leaves, 
with 2 bracteas in the middle ; styles very short. %. G. Native 
of the Cape of Good Hope. Corolla whitish, red on the outside 
and margins. 
Exalted Wood-sorrel. Pl. 4 foot. 
157 O. rusca TA (Jacq. oxal. no. 61. t. 45.) almost stemless, 
puberulous ; leaflets obtuse, lateral ones ovate, middle one wedge- 
shaped ; peduncles twice as long as the leaves, with 2 bracteas 
m the middle ; styles very long, clothed with subglandular 
Spreading hairs, as well as the filaments. %. G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope. Leaves blood-coloured beneath, but spot- 
ted with brown above. Flowers white, with a yellow bottom, 
and reddish on the outside. 
Fl. Oct. Dee. 
HI. Oxanis, 763 
Brown-spotted-leaved Wood-sorrel. Fl]. May, June. Ch. 
1795. Pl. 4 foot. f 
** Leaflets oblong or lanceolate. Stipitate or substipitate. 
158 O. citia‘ris (Jacq. ox. no. 45. t. 30.) stipitate, pubes- 
cent; stem naked below; leaflets oblong, obtuse, somewhat 
emarginate ; peduncles longer than the petioles, with 2 bracteas 
immediately under the calyx; styles very long. Y%.G. Na- 
tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers purplish-red, with a 
yellow bottom. Petioles and leaves ciliated. 
Ciliary Wood-sorrel. Fl. Oct. Nov. Clt.1798. Pl. 4 ft. 
159 O. arcua'ta (Jacq. ox. no. 46. t. 31.) stipitate, pubes- 
cent; stem naked at the base, decumbent ; leaflets lanceolate, 
emarginate ; peduncles length of petioles, with 2 bracteas im- 
mediately under the calyx; styles very short. Y%.G. Native 
of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers violaceous, with dirty 
yellow claws. Leaflets recurved. 
Arched-\eavyed Wood-sorrel. 
decumbent. 
160 O. Fra’ccrpa (Jacq. ox. no. 66. t, 51.) substipitate ; de- 
cumbent, pubescent; leaflets oblong, retuse, middle one cu- 
neated ; peduncles twice as long as the leaves, with 2 bracteas in 
the middle ; styles very short; filaments with glandular hairs. 
4%. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Petals white, red 
Fl. Oct. Nov. Clt. 1795. Pl. 
on the outside as well as the margins, with yellow claws. Pe- 
duncles flaccid. 
Flaccid-peduncled Wood-sorrel, Fl. Oct. Nov. Clt. 1812. 
Pl. 4 foot. 
161 O. ampicua (Jacq. ox. no. 59. t. 43.) substipitate, rather 
hairy ; leaflets obovate-oblong, obtuse; peduncles equal in 
length to the leaves, or longer, with 2 bracteas in the middle ; 
styles very long, covered with subglandular hairs. %.G. Na- 
tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Corolla white, with a yellow 
bottom, red on the outside as well as the margins. Sepals each 
with 2 red glands under the top. 
Ambiguous Wood-sorrel. Fl. Sep. Dec. Clt. 1790. P). 4 ft. 
162 O. uxpura`ra (Jacq. ox. no. 60. t. 44.) stipitate, erect, 
rather hairy ; leaflets obovate-oblong, obtuse ; peduncles longer 
than the petioles, with 2 bracteas under the middle ; styles very 
long, hairy. 4%. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Petals 
white, with yellow claws, dotted with red on the outside. Sepals 
and ovaries bearing many glands. Leaflets wavy. 
Wavy-leaved Wood-sorrel. Fl. Oct. Nov. Clt. 1795. PI. 4 ft. 
163 O. craxpuròsa (Jacq. ox. no. 61. t. 46.) substipitate, 
puberulous ; leaflets oblong, obtuse, with the middle one some- 
what cuneated; peduncles length of petioles, with 2 glands in 
the middle ; styles intermediate ; filaments, peduncles, and ca- 
lyxes beset with glandular hairs. 4%.G. Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope. Corolla white, with a yellow bottom. Leaves 
brownish on the under surface. 
Glandular Wood-sorrel. P1. 4 foot. 
* * * Leaves roundish or somewhat rhomboid. 
164 O. TRuNcA’TULA (Jacq. ox. no. 76. t. 62.) stemless, 
hairy; leaflets triangular, truncate ; scapes 3-times longer than 
the petioles, with 2 bracteas in the middle; styles very long, 
and are as well as the filaments beset with glandular hairs. 
_G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Corolla lilac, 
with yellow claws. Leaflets violet-coloured beneath, hairy, soft 
to the touch, like Marsh-mallow. 
Truncate-leaved Wood-sorrel. PI. 4 foot. 
165 O. suLpHU'REA (Jacq. Ox. no. 77. t. 63.) stemless, pube- 
rulous ; leaflets roundish ; peduncles length of petioles, with 2 
bracteas at the base ; styles very short ; sepals reflexed at the 
apex, fringed with club-shaped hairs. 4%. G. Native of the 
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