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OXALIS Linn. 
Herbs, stemless or caulescent. Leaves all radical or alternate, com- 
pound, usually 3-foliolate, stipulate’ or exstipulate. Flowers regular, on 
axillary 1- or more - flowered peduncles. Sepals 5, imbricate. Petals 5, 
hypogynous, contorted. Disc without glands. Stamens 10, free or con- 
nate at the base, all anther-bearing. Ovary 5-lobed, 5-celled; styles 5, 
distinct ; ovules 1 or more in each cell. Capsule loculicidally dehiscing, 
the valves persistent on the axis. Seeds with an outer fleshy coat which 
bursts elastically ; testa crustaceous ; albumen fleshy. 
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Var. ciliifera A. Cunn. I.c.—Stems procumbent, filiform, matted. Leaflets mem- 
branous, ciliated.—O. tenuicaulis A. Cunn. l.c. n. 589. 
Kermapec Istanps, Nort anD SourH Istanps: Abundant throughout, chiefly 
in lowland situations. 
One of the most widely diffused and variable plants known, found in almost all 
temperate and tropical countries. 
