766 OXALIDEX. 
191 O. parvirtora (Lejeune, fi. spa. 2. p. 307.) stemless ; 
root toothed, jointed, creeping ; leaflets obcordate, puberulous ; 
scapes longer than the leaves, with 2 bracteas above the middle ; 
stamens 5, not 10, equal or shorter than the styles. Y. H. 
Native of France, in hedges about Malmedy. O. acetosélla, 
var. ò, parviflora, D. C. prod. 1. p. 700. Flowers white, veined 
with purple. 4-times smaller than those of O. acetosélla. 
Small-flowered Wood-sorrel. FI. April, May. Pl. 4 foot. 
192 O. America‘na (Bigl. in litt. D. C. prod. 1. p. 700.) 
stemless ; root toothed, jointed, creeping; leaflets obcordate, 
puberulous; scape longer than the leaves, with 2 bracteas above 
the middle ; petals oblong, unequally emarginate ; styles hardly 
longer than the inner stamens. 2.H. Native of North Ame- 
rica, in shady woods, round the roots of old trees. Canada 
(Michx.). On the high mountains of Pennsylvania and New 
York. O. acetosélla, Michx. Pursh, and Nutt. Flowers large, 
white, veined with red, and with a yellow bottom. This plant 
differs from the European O. acetosélla in the petals being 
cuneate, emarginate, and narrower, not oval and blunt. It pos- 
sesses the same qualities. 
American Wood-sorrel. Fl. April, May. Clt.? Ph ft. 
**** Leaflets obcordate. 
193 O. TENELLA (Jacq. ox. no. 32. t. 19.) plant substipi- 
tate, smoothish ; leaflets obcordate ; scape longer than the leaves, 
with 2 bracteas above the middle ; styles very short; filaments 
with glandular hairs. Y. G. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope. Corolla pale lilac. Sepals with 2 red glands at the top 
of each, on the outside. 
Delicate Wood-sorrel. Fl. Nov. Dec. Clt. 1793. Pl. 2 ft. 
194 O. na‘rans (Lin. fil. suppl. 243.) stem declinate, naked 
at the base; leaflets obcordate, smooth; peduncles length of 
leaves, with 2 bracteas under the middle; styles very short. 
u%.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, floating in water. 
Thunb. ox. no. 4. t. 1. f. 4. Jacq. ox. no. 78. t. 76. f. 2. 
Flowers white. Leaves and flowers floating on the water. 
Floating Wood-sorrel. Fl. Sept. Dec. Clt.1795. Pl. fi. 
195 O. cruEnta‘ta (Jacq. fil.ecl. 1. p. 66. t. 45.) plant sub- 
stipitate, rather hairy; leaflets obcordate; peduncles a little 
longer than the leaves, with 2 bracteas above the middle ; styles 
intermediate. Y.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Flowers purple. Filaments smooth, outer ones toothed. 
Bloody Wood-sorrel. Pl. 4 foot. 
196 O. Firicav'tis (Jacq. hort. schoenbr. 2. t. 205.) stem 
naked at the base, decumbent, a little branched ; leaflets obcor- 
dately 2-lobed, smooth ; peduncles longer than the leaves, with 
2 bracteas in the middle ; styles intermediate. .G. Native 
Substipitate, or with a stem. 
of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers violaceous. Filaments 
smooth, outer ones toothed. 
Thread-stemmed Wood-sorrel. Fl. Sept. Oct. Clt. 1815. 
P]. decumbent. 
197 O. Biripa (Thunb. ox. no. 16. t. 1. f. 2.) stem erect, 
branched a little; leaflets obcordately 2-lobed, smooth; peduncles 
longer than the leaves, with 2 bracteas a little above the middle. 
Y.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Jacq. ox. no. 89. 
t. 79. f. 4. Flowers violaceous, with a yellow bottom. Styles 
very long, hairy as well as the stamens. i 
Bifid-leaved Wood-sorrel. Fl. Sept. Oct. Clt. 1791. Pl. + ft. 
* * * ; ; 
*** * Leaflets linear, somewhat cuneated, emarginate, or 
retuse at the apex. Stems usually declinate. 
198 O. cunza'ra (Jacq. ox. no. 55. t. 40.) stem declinate, 
naked at the base ; leaflets cuneated, emarginate, pilose ; pedicels 
length of petioles, with 2 bracteas at the apex ; styles very long ; 
filaments with glandular hairs at the apex. Y.G. Native of 
the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white, with a yellow bottom. 
IIT. Oxatis. 
Cuneated-leaved Wood-sorrel. 
Pl. decumbent. 
199 O. cunetrotra (Jacq. ox. no. 56. t. 41.) stem declinate, 
naked at the base ; leaflets cuneated, emarginate, pilose ; pedi- 
cels length of petioles, with 2 bracteas at the top; styles very 
short; filaments with glandular hairs. Y%.G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white, with the bottom hardly 
yellow. This species is very like the preceding. 
Wedge-leaved Wood-sorrel. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1793. 
Pl. decumbent. 
200 O. pusi'LLa (Jacq. ox. no. 57. t. 42.) stem short, naked 
at the base, somewhat declinate ; leaflets linear-cuneated, emar- 
ginate, smooth ; pedicels length of petioles, with 2 bracteas at 
the top; styles intermediate ; filaments smooth. Y%.G. Na- 
tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Plant hardly a finger in 
length. Flowers of a pale flesh-colour. 
Small Wood-sorrel. Fl. Jan. Sept. Clt. 1823. Pl. declinate. 
201 O. tinEa‘RIs (Jacq. ox. no. 47. t. 82.) stem declinate, 
naked at the base, and is as well as the leaves puberulous ; 
leaflets linear, emarginate ; pedicels shorter than the petioles, 
with 2 bracteas at the top; styles very long. %. G. Native 
of the Cape of Good Hope. Corolla violet. Filaments smooth, 
toothless. 
Linear-\eaved Wood-sorrel. 
declinate. 
202 O, RECLINA`TA (Jacq. ox. no. 49. t. 34.) stem reclinate, 
naked at the base, branched a little ; leaflets linear, somewhat 
cuneated, emarginate ; pedicels longer than the petioles, with 2 
bracteas above the middle, and are as well as the petioles pube- 
rulous; styles intermediate. 2/. G. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Flowers of a pale vermilion-colour. Filaments 
a little hairy. 
Reclinate-stemmed Wood-sorrel. Pl. decumbent. 
205 O. cra‘citis (Jacq. ox. no. 48. t. 33.) stem declinate, 
naked at the base, and is as well as the leaves smooth ; leaflets 
linear, rather callose at the top; pedicels longer than the 
petioles, with 2 bracteas above the middle ; styles very long, 
and are as well as the filaments covered with glandular hairs. 
u.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers of a pale 
vermilion-colour. O. versicolor, var. y, Willd. spec. 2. p. 792. 
Slender Wood-sorrel. Pl. decumbent. ; 
204 O. minta‘ta (Jacq. ox. no. 50. t. 35.) stem declinate, 
naked at the base, and is as well as the leaves smooth ; leaflets 
linear, a little emarginate at the apex ; pedicels a little longer 
than the leaves, with 2 bracteas above the middle. XY. G. Na- 
tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers of a vermilion-co- 
lour. Styles very short. Filaments toothless, smooth. O. elon- 
gàta, Willd. spec. 2. p. 793. 
Vermilion-flowered Wood-sorrel. 
Pl. prostrate. 
205 O. macromiscnos (Spreng. syst. app. p. 185.) stem de- 
clinate, naked at the base, and is as well as the leaves hoary- 
villous ; leaflets linear, somewhat emarginate ; peduncles very, 
long, at length refracted ; styles very short. %.G. Native © 
the Cape of Good Hope. 
Long-pedicelled Wood-sorrel. 
Fl. Jan. Sept. Clt. 1822. 
Fl. Sept. Nov. Clt. 1795. Pl. 
Fl. Jan. Sept. Clt. 1819. 
Pl. prostrate. 
§ 10. <Adenophille (from aény, aden, a gland, and pudrovs 
phyllon, a leaf; leaves furnished with glands at the tip). 0. ©: 
prod. 1. p. 701. Stems sometimes sparingly leafy, some 
very leafy at the top, sometimes almost wanting. Leaves stalke , 
with 3-5 linear leaflets, bearing at the top beneath red callose 
glands. Peduncles 1 -flomered. 
206 O. minu'ta (Thunb. diss. no. 2. t. 2. f. 3.) stemless ; 
