| Author: |
Karl Sigismund Kunth, 1822 | |
Family: |
OXALIDACEAE |
| Origin: |
Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica,
El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru,
Venezuela |
| Soil: |
Rich |
| Water: |
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
2,5 Centimetres |
| Height: |
15 Centimetres |
| Flower: |
Pink |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Tubers |
| Names: |
Large-Flowered Pink-Sorrel,
Woodsorrel |
| Synonyms: |
Acetosella debilis,
Kuntze.
Acetosella grandifolia, Kuntze.
Acetosella martiana, Kuntze.
Ionoxalis canaminensis, Rusby.
Ionoxalis martiana, Small.
Oxalis bipunctata, Graham.
Oxalis bulbifera, R.Knuth.
Oxalis caripensis, Hieron.
Oxalis corymbosa, DC.
Oxalis debilis subsp. corymbosa, O.Bolòs & Vigo.
Oxalis debilis var. corymbosa, Lourteig.
Oxalis gemella, Willd. ex Zucc.
Oxalis grandifolia, DC.
Oxalis huilensis, R.Knuth.
Oxalis martiana, Zucc.
Oxalis multibulbosa, Turcz.
Oxalis pynaertii, De Wild.
Oxalis umbrosa, Willd. ex Zucc.
Oxalis urbica, A.St.-Hil.
Sassia debilis, Holub. |
This member of the
Oxalidaceae
family
was given this name by Karl Sigismund Kunth in 1822. It is found in most of
South America, and cultivated in most of the rest tempered world. It is growing in a well drained
rich soil with some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to 2,5 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to fifteen centimetres in height. The flowers are pink.
The genera name means 'sharp,
pungent', as to leaf taste. The species name means 'weak, frail,
small' for its appearance. |
