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764 



OXALIDEjE. III. OXALIS. 



Cape of Good Hope. Corolla pale-yellow. Leaves blood- 

 coloured beneath and spotted with white, and the veins are 



white above. 



iSWp/iwr-coloured-flowered Wood-sorrel. Fl. 1 795. PI. -| ft. 



166 O. BREviscAPA (Jacq. ox. no. 72. t. 58.) stemless, pu- 

 berulous ; leaves roundish ; petioles flatfish ; pedicels one-half 

 shorter than the leaves, with 2 bracteas beneath the middle ; 

 styles intermediate; filaments glandular. I/. G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Corolla white, with a yellow bottom. 

 Leaves red beneath and dotted. 



Short-scaped Wood-sorrel. PI. \ foot. 



167 O. SPECIOSA (Willd. spec. 2. p. 779.) stemless ; pube- 

 rulous ; leaflets roundish ; scapes about equal in length to the 

 petioles, with 2 bracteas under the middle ; styles very long, 

 bearing simple and glandular hairs mixed, as well as the fila- 

 ments. H. . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 



Var. a, purpurea (Lin. spec. 621.) leaves blood-coloured 

 beneath ; corollas rose-purple. O. speciosa, Jacq. ox. no. 74. 

 t. 60. 



Var. ft, sugillata (Jacq. ox. no. 75. t. 61.) adult leaves livid 

 beneath as well as on the margins above ; corollas white, but 

 flesh-coloured outside. 



Var. y, rigidula (Jacq. ox. no. 73. t. 59.) leaves green on 

 both surfaces ; corollas white, with a yellow bottom. 



Sheny Wood-sorrel. Fl. Sept. Nov. Clt. 1690. PI. i ft. 



168 O. VARIA'BILIS (Jacq. ox. no. 67.) stemless, puberulous ; 

 leaflets roundish, middle one cuneated at the base ; pedicels 

 equal or longer than the leaves, with 2 bracteas under the 

 middle ; styles very short ; filaments with glandular hairs. 

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



Var. a, longiscapa (D. C. prod. 1. p. 699.) scape twice as 

 long as leaves ; corolla white, or somewhat flesh-coloured. 

 Jacq. ox. t. 52. 



Var. ft, rubra (Jacq. ox. t. 53.) scapes a little longer than the 

 leaves ; corolla rose-purple. 



Var. /, grand/flora ("Jacq. ox. no. 68. t. 54.) scapes length of 

 petioles ; corolla large, white ; leaves blood-coloured beneath. 



Var. S, S'tmsii (D. C. prod. 1. p. 699.) scapes length of pe- 

 tioles ; corolla large, white ; leaves green on both surfaces. 

 Sims, bot. mag. t. 1683. This, with var. y, will probably con- 

 stitute a distinct species. 



Variable Wood- sorrel. Fl. Oct. Dec. Clt. 1795. PI. ft. 



169 O. PURPU'REA (Willd. spec. 2. p. 778.) stemless ; pube- 

 rulous ; leaflets roundish, wedge-shaped ; scapes longer than 

 the leaves, with 2 bracteas under the middle ; styles interme- 

 diate ; filaments with glandular hairs. If. . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Jacq. ox. no. 70. t. 56. Flowers purple. 



Var. ft, Idxula (Jacq. ox. no. 71. t. 57.) scapes length of 

 petioles ; corolla white. 



Purple-flowered Wood-sorrel. Fl. Oct. Nov. Clt. 1812. 

 PI. i foot. 



170 O. CONVE'XULA (Jacq. ox. no. 69. t. 55.) smooth; stipe 

 declinate, naked below ; leaflets roundish, dotted ; stipulas 

 dilated, acuminated ; peduncles longer than the leaves ; brac- 

 teoles alternate ; styles intermediate ; filaments with glandular 

 hairs. %. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers 

 rose-coloured, with a yellow bottom. 



Small-convex Wood-sorrel. Fl. Jan. Nov. Clt. 1789. PL | ft. 



171 O. HU'MILIS (Thunb. prod. app. 190.) stemless; leaflets 

 roundish, ciliated; scapes 1 -flowered. I/. G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Bulb ovate. Petioles pubescent, pros- 

 trate. Scape a little longer than the leaves, with 2 bracteas in 

 the middle. Corolla with an ample yellowish tube, and a purple 

 limb. Thunb. fl. cap. ed. Schult. 2. p. 535. is said to be the 

 same as 0. purpurea of Lin. 



Humble Wood-sorrel. PI. foot. 



172 O. MJVIGA'TA (Willd. enum. suppl. 26.) almost stemless, 

 quite smooth ; leaflets roundish, intermediate one wedge-shaped ; 

 scape about the length of the petioles ; styles very short. O-H. 

 Native of? Corolla purple. Link. enum. 439. 



Smooth Wood-sorrel. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. PL ft. 



* * * * Leaflets obcordate. Stemless, or almost so. 



173 O. PUNCTA'TA (Lin. fil. suppl. 243.) stemless; leaflets 

 roundish, obcordate, dotted beneath, smooth ; petioles and 

 scapes puberulous ; scapes longer than the leaves, with 2 brac- 

 teas above the middle ; styles very short ; filaments with glan- 

 dular hairs. I/ . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Flowers pale flesh-coloured, red on the outside as well as the 

 margins. Jacq. ox. no. 82. t. 66. Thunb. diss. no. 3. t. 1. 

 Leaves bright-purple beneath, with shining golden dots. 



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



174 O. STRUMOSA (Jacq. ox. no. 79. t. 64.) stemless, pube- 

 rulons ; leaflets obcordate ; pedicels length of petioles, with 2 

 bracteas beneath the middle ; styles very short, with a swelling 

 under the top of each ; filaments with glandular hairs. % . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Petals white, but red on 

 the outside as well as the margins, with yellow claws. Leaves 

 brownish beneath, and with brown spots above. 



Smelled-sty]ed Wood-sorrel. PI. -j foot. 



175 O. MAROINA'TA (Jacq. ox. no. 85. t. 68.) stemless, pube- 

 rulous ; leaflets obcordate, roundish ; scapes one-half shorter 

 than the petioles, with 2 bracteas in the middle ; calyxes ciliated, 

 with club-shaped hairs, reflexed at the top ; styles intermediate. 

 Tj.. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers large, 

 white. Leaves blood-coloured on the under surface and edged 

 with cinereous villi. 



Afarginate-leaved Wood-sorrel. Fl. Sept. Dec. Clt. 1812. 

 PI. i foot. 



176 O. PULCHE'LLA (Jacq. ox. no. 86. t. 69.) stemless, pube- 

 rulous ; leaflets obcordate, roundish ; scapes 3-times shorter 

 than the petioles, with 2 bracteas in the middle ; calyxes ciliated 

 with club-shaped hairs, reflexed at the apex ; styles very long, 

 and are as well as the filaments beset with glandular hairs. 

 1. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Leaves blood- 

 coloured beneath; veins white above. Flowers white, with a 

 blush of carnation within above the base. 



Neat Wood-sorrel. Fl. Oct. Nov. Clt. 1795. 



177 O. OBTU'SA (Jacq. ox. no. 83. t. 79. f. 1.) stemless, 

 densely puberulous ; leaflets obcordate ; scape longer than the 

 leaves, with 2 bracteas above the middle ; sepals obtuse ; styles 

 intermediate. If. . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. O. 

 lanata a, Thunb. Flowers red. Filaments smooth. 



5/ani-sepalled Wood-sorrel. Fl. Oct. Nov. Clt. 1812. Pl.-Jft. 



178 O. LANA'TA (Lin. fil. suppl. 244. exclusive of the syno- 

 nyms) stemless, villously-woolly ; leaflets obcordate ; scape longer 

 than the leaves, with 2 bracteas in the middle ; sepals acute ; 

 styles very short. Tf. . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Jacq. ox. no. 81. t. 77. f. 2. O. lanata ft, Thunb. Flowers 

 white. Filaments hairy. 



#00% Wood-sorrel- Fl. Oct. Nov. Clt. 1791. PL | foot. 



179 O. LUTE'OLA (Jacq. ox. no. 80. t. 65.) stemless, hairy; 

 leaflets obcordate, somewhat retuse ; scapes length of leaves, 

 with 2 bracteas a little above the middle ; styles very short ; 

 inner filaments with glandular hairs ; sepals obtuse. If. . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers yellow. 



Yellow-flowered Wood-sorrel. Fl. Jan. Sept. Clt. 1823. 

 PI. .| foot. 



180 O. FA'LLAX (Jacq. ox. no. 84. t. 67.) stemless, pilose; 

 leaflets obcordate, somewhat retuse ; scapes longer than the 

 leaves, with 2 bracteas a little above the middle ; styles inter- 

 mediate, beset with glandular hairs ; inner stamens with glan- 



Pl. | foot. 





