Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis pulchella Jacq. |
Synonyms | Oxalis marginata Jacq. |
Oxalis sulphurea Jacq. | |
Habitat | sands |
Altitude | 250-450m |
Description | bulbs large, oval, black, leaflets orbiculate, rigid, punctate, veined, abaxially hirsute, ciliate, petioles subterete, hirsute, sepals ovate, erect, apically revolute |
Size | 3-6cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | alpine house, dry rest in summer, watering from November |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division of resting tubers |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Namibia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | OXALIDACEAE
pulchella beneprotecta (Dinter ex R.Knuth) T.M.Salter, J. S. African Bot. Suppl. 1: 151 (1944)
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