OXALIDEJE. III. OXALIS. 



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116 O. LATIFOLIA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 

 234. t. 467.) stemless ; leaflets 3, broad, somewhat deltoid, 

 emarginately 2-lobed, ciliated, smooth ; petioles puberulous ; 

 scapes 6-7-flowered ; sepals bluntish, each marked at the apex 

 by a spot ; styles intermediate. If. . G. Native of Mexico near 

 Campeachy. Flowers violet-coloured, a little smaller than those 

 of the preceding. Bulb solitary. 



Broad- leaved Wood-sorrel. PI. ^ foot. 



117 O. GRANDIFOLIA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 696.) stemless ; leaflets 

 3, roundish-obovate, deeply emarginate, ciliated, puberulous 

 above, pubescent beneath ; petioles pilose ; scapes many-flow- 

 ered ; sepals obtuse, each marked with a spot at the apex ; styles 

 very long. If,. S. Native of New Andalusia, in humid shady 

 places on mount Cocollar. O. macrophylla, H. B. et Kunth, 

 nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 234. but not of Hornem. Bulbs tufted. 

 Flowers white, about the size of those of O. stricta. 



Great-leaved Wood-sorrel. PL -J foot. 



118 O. LASIOPE'TALA (Zuccar. in act. monach. ex Spreng. syst. 

 append, p. 1 84.) stemless ; leaflets 3, obcordately 2-lobed, smooth 

 above, pubescent beneath ; scape usually 3-flowered ; petals 

 pilose on the outside, as well as the margins ; styles longer than 

 the stamens. !(,. S. Native of Monte Video. 



Woolly-petalled Wood-sorrel. PL | foot. 



119 O. RU'BRA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 124.) stemless; leaflets 

 3, obcordate, smoothish, full of blackish dots; scape smoothish, 

 umbelliferous, 6-12-flowered; umbel simple, with a very short 

 involucre ; styles longer than the stamens ; cells of ovary 4-5- 

 seeded. If. . S. Native of Brazil, in the southern parts of the 

 province of St. Paul, on the banks of rivulets. Flowers fine 

 red. Petals smooth, entire. Stigmas small, capitate. Root 

 tuberous, obovate or cylindrical. 



7?ed-flowered Wood-sorrel. Fl. March. PL foot. 



120 O. RUPE'STRIS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 126.) stemless; 

 leaflets 3, obcordate, sessile, pilose, ciliated, with rounded sides ; 

 petioles hairy ; scape hairy, umbelliferous ; umbels simple, in- 

 volucrated ; sepals linear, acutish, spotted at the apex ; petals 

 pilose ; styles shorter than the stamens ; cells of ovary 6-seeded. 

 1 . G. Native of Brazil, on rocks in the mountains called Serra 

 de Villa Rica, in the province of Minas Geraes. Flowers rose- 

 coloured. Stigmas capitate. Root a bulb, about the size of a 

 hazel-nut. 



Rock Wood-sorrel. Fl. Jan. PL i foot. 



121 O. U'RBICA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 126.) stemless ; leaflets 

 3, obcordate, pilose ; petioles hairy ; scape hairy ; umbels com- 

 pound, involucrated, many-flowered ; sepals pilose, acutish, bi- 

 maculate at the apex ; styles intermediate ; cells of ovary 8- 

 seeded. If.. S. Native of Brazil, very frequent on road sides 

 and on moist walls about Rio Janeiro. O. violacea, Savign. 

 ency. 4. p. 686. but not of Lin. Jacq. nor Michx. O. Martiana, 

 Zucc. in act. monach. ex Spreng. syst. append, p. 185. Flow- 

 ers purple, with entire petals. Bulb about the size of a hazel- 

 nut, and bearing small bulbs in the axils of the lower leaves. 



City Wood-sorrel. PL i foot. 



122 O. TRIANGULA'RIS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 128.) stemless; 

 leaflets 3, on short petioles, large, triangular, hardly retuse, 

 silky-villous on both surfaces ; petioles villous ; scape villous, 

 umbelliferous, many-flowered ; sepals oblong-linear, pilose ; 

 styles very villous, shorter than the stamens ; stigmas capitate, 

 laciniately many-parted. If. . S. Native of Brazil, in the pro- 

 vince of Rio Janeiro, among rocks on the banks of the river 

 Uba. Flowers rose-coloured, with entire, smooth petals. Root 

 a bulb. 



Triangular-leaved Wood-sorrel. Fl. Oct. PL ^ foot. 



123 O. PALU'STRIS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 127.) stemless; 

 leaflets 3, truncately triangular, smoothish, with rounded sides ; 

 petioles villous at the apex ; scape umbelliferous, smoothish, 



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many-flowered ; sepals smooth, linear, bluntish, spotted ; styles 

 length of the stamens, or shorter ; cells of ovary 7-seeded. "H. . 

 S. Native of Brazil, in the western part of the province of 

 Minas Geraes, in marshes. O. papilionacea, Willd. herb. Lodd. 

 bot. cab. icon. Flowers purple, with nearly entire, smooth 

 petals. Stigmas subcapitate. Bulb ovate or oblong. 

 Marsh Wood-sorrel. PL ^ foot. 



124 O. BIPARTI'TA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 125. t. 25.) stem- 

 less ; leaflets 3, sessile, 2-parted, smoothish, with the divisions 

 linear and diverging ; scape dichotomously umbelliferous, many- 

 flowered ; involucre small, 2-cleft ; sepals linear, obtuse, bima- 

 culate at the base ; styles intermediate ; cells of ovary 12-seeded. 

 If. . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Rio Grande do Sul, 

 frequent. Flowers red, with obtuse petals. Styles angular, 

 hairy, joined at the base. Root an obovate bulb. 



7roo-/>ar<erf-leaved Wood-sorrel. PL -| foot. 



125 O. CAPRINA (Lin. spec. 622.) stemless; leaflets 3, obcor- 

 dately 2-lobed, smooth, somewhat ciliated ; scape umbelliferous, 

 2-3-flowered ; flowers erect ; styles very short. If. . G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers of a bluish flesh-colour, 

 with a yellow bottom. O. er6cta, Savig. in Lam. diet. 4. p. 

 685. O. pes-caprse, Lin. spec. 622. Bulb ovate, triangular. 



GWs-foot Wood-sorrel. Fl. March, June. Clt. 1757. PL 

 \ foot. . 



126 O. CE'RNUA (Thunb. diss. ox. no. 12. t. 2. f. 2.) stem- 

 less or with a short stem ; leaflets 3, obcordately 2-lobed, 

 smooth, or a little ciliated ; scape umbelliferous, many-flowered ; 

 flowers at first drooping ; styles very short, "if. . G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope Mill. icon. t. 195. f. 1. Jacq. ox.no. 

 16. t. 6. O. pes-caprse, Savign. in Lam. diet. 4. p. 685. 

 Corolla yellow. Stamens smooth. This species is to be found 

 frequently in gardens under the name of O. caprina. O. caprina, 

 Curt. bot. mag. t. 237. Bulbs issuing from the axils of the 

 leaves. 



Drooping-Rowered Wood-sorrel. Fl. Feb. May. Clt. 1757. 

 PL I foot. 



127 O. COMPRE'SSA (Jacq. ox. no. 19. t. 78. f. 3.) stemless; 

 petioles flatfish ; leaflets 3, obcordate, puberulous ; scape umbel- 

 liferous, 2-flowered ; sepals entire ; styles very long. If. . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers yellow. 



Compressed-petioled Wood-sorrel. Fl. year. Clt. 1794. 

 PL ! foot. 



128 O. DENTA'TA (Jacq. ox. no. 17. t. 7.) nearly stemless; 

 leaflets 3, obcordate, smooth, a little ciliated ; scape umbelli- 

 ferous, 2-4-flowered ; sepals 3-toothed at the apex, beset with 

 glands ; styles very long. Tf. . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Flowers pale flesh-coloured or pale purplish. Leaves 

 purple beneath. 



Toothed-sepalled Wood-sorrel. Fl. Nov. Dec. Clt. 1793. 

 PL | foot. 



129 O. LI'VIDA (Jacq. ox. no. 18. t. 8.) stemless: leaflets 3, 

 obcordately 2-parted, of a livid-violet colour beneath ; scape um- 

 belliferous, 2-flowered ; styles intermediate. If. . G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers flesh-coloured, with yellowish 

 claws. 



Livid-leaved Wood-sorrel. Fl. Oct. Nov. Clt. 1793. PL | ft. 



ISO O. Bown (Ait. mss.) stemless, hoary-pubescent ; leaflets 

 3, obtuse ; peduncles about equal in length to the leaves, um- 

 belliferous. If. . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Root 

 bulbous. Flowers large, red. An elegant plant. 



Bowie's Wood-sorrel. Fl. April, Aug. Clt. 1824. PL ft. 



131 O. PURPURATA (Jacq. hort. schoenb. t. 356.) almost 

 stemless ; leaflets 3, obcordate, ciliated, blood-coloured beneath ; 

 scape umbelliferous, 5-7-flowered ; styles very long. Tf.. G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white, or rather 

 pale flesh-coloured. Stamens hardly connate. Petioles round. 

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