OXALIDE^E. III. OXALIS. 



757 



Hispid Wood-sorrel. PI. j foot. 



53 O. CINEIIA'CEA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 123.) 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 

 1 -flowered, and longer than the leaves; petals emarginate ; 

 stamens all shorter than the pistils ; styles very long, connected 

 at die base : cells of ovary 5 -seeded, fj . S. Native of Brazil 

 in the province of Cisplatine. Stem scaly at the base. Petals 

 yellow. Stigmas oblong, obtuse. 



Grey Wood-sorrel. Fl. Jan. Shrub 2 inches. 



54 O. SQUAMA'TA (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. Tf.- F.' Native of Chili. Flowers yellow. 



Scaly Wood-sorrel. PI. foot. 



* * Stems ascending, prostrate, or diffuse. 



55 O. CRASSICAU'LIS (Zucc. 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-flowered. 7. G. Native of Peru. 

 Flowers yellow. 



Thick-stemmed Wood-sorrel. PL -| foot. 



56 O. LATERIFLORA (Jacq. hort. schoenbr. 2. p. 41. t. 204.) 

 stem ascending, a little branched, naked at the base ; peduncles 

 lateral, umbellate at top ; leaflets cuncated, emarginately 2-lobed ; 

 styles shorter than the outer stamens. I/ . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Flowers purple ; filaments hispid. 



Lateral-flowered Wood-sorrel. Fl. Mar. April. Clt. 1824. 

 PI. | foot. 



57 O. REFRA'CTA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 119.) stem diffuse, 

 pilose ; leaflets hairy, obcordate, sessile, ciliated, acute at the 

 base ; peduncles hairy, exceeding the length of the leaves, 2-3- 

 cleft, umbelliferous ; fruit-bearing pedicels refracted ; stamens 

 all longer than the pistils ; cells of ovary 4-seeded. 7/ . S. Na- 

 tive of Brazil on the mountains called Serra-Aspro near the 

 town of Rocha. Petals yellow. Stigmas jagged. 



Var. j3, debilis (St. Hil. 1. c.) stems weaker ; hairs slenderer 

 and less numerous. 



7fe/rac<erf-pedicelled Wood-sorrel. PI. diffuse. 



* * * Stems decumbent. 



58 O. LYONI (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- 

 dately 2-lobed ; petals wedge-shaped ; capsules downy, twice the 

 length of the lanceolate calyx. 2/. H. Native of North 

 America 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. Q. H. Native 

 of New Holland. O. rubens, Haw. misc. p. 183. Flowers 

 small, yellow. 



Small-leaved Wood-sorrel. Clt. ? PL procumbent. 



60 O. MYRIOPHY'LLA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 121.) stem suf- 

 fruticose, prostrate, leafy ; leaves small, in fascicles ; leaflets 

 sessile, deeply 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. T; . 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. 



syst. append, p. 185.) stem short, erect, hairy; leaflets obcor- 

 dately 2-lobed, hairy ; peduncles exceeding the length of the 

 leaves ; styles very long. If.. G. Native of Brazil. 

 Sternberg's Wood-sorrel. PL -| foot. 



62 O. CONFERTISSIMA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 122. t. 24.) stem 

 suffruticose, decumbent ; 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. tj . S. 

 Native of Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes, on the moun- 

 tains called Serra do Propagaio. Petals entire, yellow. Stigmas 

 bifid, pencilled. Stems sometimes rooting under-ground. 



Very-crowded Wood-sorrel. Fl. Mar. Shrub decumbent. 



63 O. LOTOIDES (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. "% . G. Native of South America 

 on Mount Quindiu. Flowers yellow ? 



Lotus-like Wood-sorrel. PL procumbent. 



64 O. PALUDOSA (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. Tj . 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. MEDICAGINEA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 

 241.) stems branched, procumbent, smooth; peduncles very 

 long, bifid at apex, 4-1 2-flowered ; leaflets obovate, emarginate, 

 ciliated, smooth above, pubescent beneath ; petioles smoothish ; 

 calyx smooth ; styles intermediate. If. . 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 1-seeded. Jj . S. Native of Brazil in the province 

 of Rio Grande do Sul. Petals yellow, denticulated. Stigmas 

 small, capitate. 



Bitter Wood-sorrel. Fl. spring. Shrub prostrate. 



67 O. LuptiLiNA (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. I/. S. Native of New Granada in cold places near Al- 

 maguer. Flowers yellow. 



Wolf Wood-sorrel. PL procumbent. 



* * * * Stems creeping or reptant. 



68 O. VILLOSA (Bieb. fl. taur. 1. p. 355.) plant villous ; stem 

 creeping, branched ; peduncles 2-flowered, longer than the 

 petioles ; leaflets obcordate ; styles length of inner stamens. 

 Q.H. Native of Iberia. This species is very like 0. corni- 

 culdta, and probably only a variety. Flowers yellow. 



Villous Wood-sorrel. PL creeping. 



69 O. CORNICULA'TA (Lin. spec. 624.) stem decumbent, 

 branched, rooting ; peduncles somewhat umbellate, shorter than 

 the petioles ; leaflets obcordate ; petals emarginate ; styles length 

 of inner stamens. % . H. Native of Europe, particularly in 

 Spain, Sicily, Italy, Greece, Austria, Switzerland, and England 



