Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Genus species | Oxalis flava L. |
Synonyms | Oxalis flabellifolia Jacq. |
Oxalis lupinifolia Jacq. | |
Oxalis pectinata Jacq. | |
Habitat | sands |
Altitude | 50-600m |
Description | pedunculate, glabrous, bulbs ovate, smooth, leaflets 5-9, oblong-linear, canaliculate, obtuse or acute, sepals equal, oblong, acute, glabrous, ciliate |
Size | 3-25cm |
Color | yellow |
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) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | OXALIDACEAE
flava fabifolia (Jacq.) Dreyer & Oberl., Blumea 55(3): 257 (2010)
flava unifoliata Dreyer & Oberl., ibid.
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