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OXALTDE^. III. OXALIS. 



leaves pilose ; lateral leaflets roundish, emarginate, middle one 

 obovate, blunt ; styles shorter than the outer stamens. Tj . S. 

 Native of Caraccas and Brazil. P. divaricata, Mart. Flowers 

 small, spreading, yellow. 



Var. p, Humboldtii (D. C. prod. 1. p. 690.) styles twice as 

 long as the stamens. Pj . S. Native of South America. O. 

 pentantha, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 247. Flowers 

 spreading, yellow. Probably a distinct species. 



Five-Jlorvered Wood-sorrel. Shrub 1|. foot. 



2 O. psoRALEolnEs (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 

 246. t. 470.) stem erect, leafy; branches downy ; peduncles 

 longer than the petioles, bifid at the apex, 6-8-flowered; leaves 

 downy, silky or silvery beneath ; calyxes downy, hairy ; styles 

 intermediate. J? . S. Native of South America, near Santa-Fe 

 de Bogota ? Flowers yellow. 



Psoralca-like Wood-sorrel. Shrub ^ to 1 foot. 



3 O. PLUMIE'RI (Jacq. ox. no. 3.) stem erect, leafy ; peduncles 

 umbelliferous, 4-6-flowered, length of leaves ; leaflets entire, 

 ovate, bluntish. Tj . S. Native of South America, particularly 

 in the Caribbee Islands, Guiana, and La Vera Cruz. Lindl. bot. 

 reg. t. 810. O. frutescens, Lin. spec. 624. Plum. ed. Burin, t. 

 213. f. 1. Flowers yellow. Capsules smooth; 



Plumier's Wood-sorrel. Fl. year. Clt. 1769. Shrub H foot. 



4 O. NEJE'I (B.C. prod. 1. p. 690.) stem erect, leafy ; pedun- 

 cles umbelliferous, 4-flowered, length of leaves ; leaflets villous, 

 lateral ones oval, emarginate, middle one ovate-lanceolate ; styles 

 intermediate. Tj . S. Native of Mexico about Acapulca. 

 Flowers yellow. This is apparently an intermediate species be- 

 tween the two preceding. 



Nees's Wood-sorrel. Shrub lj foot. 



5 O. BARRELIE'RI (Jacq. ox. no. 4. t. 3.) stem erect, branched, 

 leafy ; peduncles bifid, racemose, length of leaves ; leaflets ovate- 

 lanceolate ; styles length of inner stamens. Tj . S. Native of 

 Guiana, Brazil, and the Caraccas. P. campestris, Mart. Barrel, 

 icon. t. 1169. Petals of a pale flesh-colour, with the 3 superior 

 ones marked with yellow at the base. Stem, petioles, and 

 peduncles hairy. Stigmas capitate. 



Barretter's Wood-sorrel. Fl. May, Nov. Clt. 1796. Sh. 1.2ft. 



6 O. PAVONII ; stem erect ; leaflets obovately-roundish, pu- 

 bescent ; pedicels dichotomous, about the length of the leaves ; 

 cells of ovary many-seeded. ?j . S. Native of Peru. (v. s. 

 herb. Lamb.) Flowers yellow. 



Pavon's Wood-sorrel. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



7 O. LESPEDEZOIDES ; hairy ; lateral leaflets nearly sessile, 

 obovately-lanceolate, all pendulous ; peduncles axillary, rather 

 longer than the petioles ; flowers capitate, crowded. Jj . S. 

 Native of Peru. (v. s. herb. Lamb.) Flowers yellow. 



Lespedeza-lilce Wood-sorrel. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



8 O. HEDYSARIFOLIA (Raddi. mem. bras. add. p. 22.) stem 

 erect, leafy ; peduncles terminal, few-flowered ; leaflets ovate, 

 acute at both ends, and are, as well as the petioles, hairy. Tj ? 

 S. Native of Brazil in grassy places, near Rio Janeiro. Flowers 

 yellow. 



Hedysarum-leaved Wood-sorreL Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



9 O. HEDYSAROIDES (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. atner. 5. p. 

 247.) stem leafy, smooth ; peduncles bifid at die apex, many- 

 flowered ; leaflets ovate-oblong, emarginate, smooth, rather glau- 

 cous beneath, lateral ones smallest, remote; calyxes smooth. 

 J? . S. Native of South America on the Andes about Quito, 

 and at Santa-Fe de Bogota in cold and temperate places-. Flowers 

 pale-pink ? This species is nearly allied to 0. Barrelieri. 



Hedysarum-like Wood-sorrel. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



10 O. GLAU'CA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 247. 

 t. 471.) stem leafy, smooth; peduncles bifid at the apex, 7-9- 

 flowered, length of leaves ; leaflets ciliated, smooth, glaucous, 

 lateral ones roundish, remote, terminal one elliptic-ovate ; sepals 



smooth, each marked with a spot at the apex ; styles inter- 

 mediate. Tj . S. Native of South America in shady places, on 

 the banks of the river Amazon, not far from Tomependa. Flowers 

 white. 



Glaucous Wood-sorrel. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



1 1 O. BORJE'NSIS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 

 247.) stem leafy, smooth ; peduncles bifid at the apex, many- 

 flowered, length of petioles ; leaflets rounded at the apex, 

 smooth, glaucous, lateral ones obovate-elliptical, remote, ter- 

 minal one somewhat obovate-elliptical ; sepals puberulous, spot- 

 less. Tj . S. Native of South America, on the banks of the 

 river Orinoco, in shady humid places, near St. Borja. Flowers 

 yellow. 



Borja Wood-sorrel. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



12 O. ANGUSTIFOLIA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 

 247.) stem leafy, smoothish ; peduncles 3-4-flowered, longer 

 than the petioles ; leaflets oblong-linear, smooth, glaucous, 

 lateral ones smaller, remote ; calyx smooth,, spotless. Jj . S. 

 Native of New Spain, on the western declivities near La Venta 

 del Peregrino. Flowers yellow. 



Narrow-leaved Wood- sorrel. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



13 O. CYTISOIDES (Mart, et Zucc. in act. acad. monach. 9. ex 

 Spreng. syst. append. 1 86. ) branches tomentose ; leaflets ovate, 

 tapering to both ends, hoary-villous ; peduncles many-flowered, 

 exceeding the leaves in length ; styles longer than the stamens. 



lj . S. Native of Brazil. Flowers yellow. 

 Cytisus-like Wood-sorrel. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



14 O. DENSIFOLJA (Mart. 1. c.) stem twiggy, densely clothed 

 with leaves ; leaflets obcordately 2-lobed, hairy ; peduncles elon- 

 gated, usually 8-flowered ; styles exceeding the stamens. Jj . S. 

 Native of Brazil. Flowers yellow. 



Dense-leaved Wood-sorrel. Shrub 1 foot. 



15 O. RHOMBIFOLIA (Jacq. ox. no. 2. t. 2.) stem erect, 

 branched, leafy ; peduncles umbelliferous, 3-flowered, length of 

 leaves ; leaflets pubescent, ovate-rhomboid, sessile ; styles longer 

 than the stamens. T? . S. Native of Caraccas. Flowers yellow. 

 Inner filaments hispid. 



Rhomb-leaved Wood-sorrel. Shrub lj foot. 



16 O. RHO'MBEO-OVA'TA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 108.) stem 

 suflfruticose, nearly simple, leafy ; leaves spreading, trifoliate ; 

 leaflets large, stalked, rhomb-ovate, acuminated, ciliated, inter- 

 mediate one much larger, and on a longer petiole ; peduncles 

 shortly 2-cleft at the apex, many-flowered ; stamens all longer 

 than the pistils ; cells of ovary 1 -seeded. Tj . S. Native of Bra- 

 zil, in the provinces of Minas Geraes and Rio Janeiro. Petals 

 yellow, emarginate.. Stigmas capitate. 



R Aomi-oua/e-leafletted Wood-sorrel. Fl. Oct. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



17 O. ROSEHA'TA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 109. t. 22.) nearly 

 stemless, suffruticose ; leaves rosellate, trifoliate ; leaflets unequal, 

 intermediate one ovate, acutish, stalked, lateral ones sessile, 

 smaller, ovate, obtuse at the apex, very blunt and oblique at the 

 base ; peduncles filiform, 2-cleft, many-flowered ; calyx hispid ; 

 stamens all shorter than the pistil ; cells of ovary 5-seeded. Tj . S. 

 Native of Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes. O. puberu- 

 la, Mart. Petals yellow. Stigmas capitate. 



.Ro.se//ate-leaved Wood-sorrel. Fl. June. Shrub foot. 



18 O. INSI'PIDA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 109.) stem shrubby, 

 simple, pubescent, leafy at the apex ; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets 

 unequally stalked, lanceolate-oblong, acuminated, rather narrow, 

 pubescent beneath ; peduncles axillary, 2-cleft, many-flowered ; 

 cells of ovary 1-seeded. 1? . S. Native of Brazil in the pro- 

 vince of Rio Janeiro. Petals yellow. Stigmas capitate, 2-lobed. 



Insipid Wood-sorrel. Fl. Oct. Shrub 1 foot. 



19 O. FRUTE'SCENS (Ruiz etPav. mss. in herb. Lamb.) leaflets 

 3, middle leaflet on a long footstalk, ovate, tapering to the 

 apex, all hairy beneath ; peduncles many-flowered, about the 



