OXALIDE.E. III. OXALIS. 



Bean-leaved Wood-sorrel. 



Fl. Oct. Nov. Clt. 1794. PI. | ft. 



9. Acetosellee (a dim. of acetosus, sour ; taste of leaves). 

 D. C. prod. 1. p. 697. Stemless and somewhat stipitate. Leaves 

 stalked, trifoliate. Petioles without margins. Leaflets not 

 glandular beneath. Scapes 1-f.owered. Roots bulbous. 



* Leaves oblong or lanceolate. 



Stemless, or almost so. 



151 O. LABURNIFOLIA (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. If . 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 Pteropodee, but the petioles are half round and wingless. 



Laburnum-leaved Wood-sorrel. Fl. Sept. Oct. Clt. 1793. 

 PI. foot. 



152 O. SANGUINEA (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. Tf. . 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. Dec. Clt. 1795. PI. 

 ^ foot. 



153 O. RU'BRO-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. Tl . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Corolla yellow, but red outside, as well as margins. 



Red-and-yellon>-fiowered. Wood-sorrel. Fl. Jan. Nov. Clt. 

 1823. PI. | foot. 



154 O. TRI'COLOR (Jacq. ox. no. 63.) stemless, pubescent; 

 leaflets oblong, obtuse, middle one somewhat cuneated ; scapes 

 longer than the petioles ; styles intermediate ; filaments clothed 

 with glandular hairs, If. G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. 



Var. a,flava (D. C. prod. 1. p. 698.) petals yellow, redout- 

 side, as well as margins. Jacq. ox. t. 47. 



Var. ft, alba (D. C. prod. 1. p. 698.) petals white, red on the 

 outside, as well as margins. 



T/tree-coloured-fiowered Wood-sorrel. Fl. Oct. Dec. Clt. 

 1794. PI. \ foot. 



155 O. FERRUGINA'TA (Jacq. hort. schcenbr. 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. Tf. . G. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Flowers white. Leaves marked with rusty spots. 



.fiMSfy-spotted-leaved Wood-sorrel. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1790. 

 PI. i 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. If . G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Corolla whitish, red on the outside 

 and margins. 



Exalted Wood-sorrel. PI. ^ foot. 



157 O. FUSCA'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 

 in the middle ; styles very long, clothed with subglandular 

 spreading hairs, as well as the filaments, "if. . 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. 



finwrc-spotted-leaved Wood-sorrel . 

 1795. PI. 1. foot. 



763 



Fl. May, June. Clt. 



* Leaflets oblong or lanceolate. Stipitate or substipitate. 



158 O. CILIA V 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. If. . 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. 1 793. PI. 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. If. . G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers violaceous, with dirty 

 yellow claws. Leaflets recurved. 



Arched-leaved Wood-sorrel. Fl. Oct. Nov. Clt. 1795. PI. 

 decumbent. 



160 O. FLA'CCIDA (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. 

 % . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Petals white, red 

 on the outside as well as the margins, with yellow claws. Pe- 

 duncles flaccid. 



FYace/-peduncled Wood-sorrel. Fl. Oct. Nov. Clt. 1812. 

 PI. | foot. 



161 O. AMBIGUA (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. If . 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. PI. J ft. 



162 O. UNDULA'TA (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. 7/ . 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. Pl.|ft. 



163 O. GLANDULOSA (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. 1{ . G. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Corolla white, with a yellow bottom. Leaves 

 brownish on the under surface. 



Glandular Wood-sorrel. PI. 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. 

 If. . 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. PL -j foot. 



165 O. SULPHU'KEA (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. If. . G. Native of the 



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