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Oxalis latifolia
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Garden, Alexandra Park, Harare
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Ndundu Lodge, Vumba
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Ndundu Lodge, Vumba
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Ndundu Lodge, Vumba
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Old cottages at Katiyo Tea Estate
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Near Chalet 2, Chirinda Forest
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Broadleaf sorrel (English) Pink garden sorrel (English) Sorrel (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Perennial herb with numerous ovoid bulbs. Leaflets: lamina up to 7.5 × 5 cm, obtriangular in outline; apex emarginate with a broad shallow sinus. Flowers purple, in pseudumbels. Petals 10-16 mm. Capsule broadly cylindric, slightly longer than the sepals. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | latifolia: broad-leaved |
| Habitat: | A very troublesome weed of waste places and gardens. |
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| Flowering time: | Aug - Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | Native to Tropical America; nowadays a widespread almost cosmopolitan weed. |
| Malawi distribution: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 60 - 61. (Includes a picture). Bromilow, C. (2010). Problem Plants and Alien Weeds of South Africa Briza Publications, South Africa Pages 338 - 339. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 27. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 156. Exell, A.W. (1963). Oxalidaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Page 155. Exell, A.W. & Gonçalves, M.L. (1969). 35. Oxalidaceae Flora de Moçambique Junta de Investigaçoes de Ultramar, Centro de Botanica Page 7. Kabuye, C.H.S. (1971). Oxalidaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 10 - 11. Lambinon, J. (1983). Oxalidaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume II Page 172. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 66. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 83. |
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