| Author: |
Antonio José Cavanilles, 1794 | |
Family: |
OXALIDACEAE |
| Origin: |
Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El
Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama (Assam, Austria, Cameroon,
France, Great Britain, India, Java, Korea, Réunion Island, Vietnam, West
Himalaya, Yugoslavia) |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Thickness: |
4 Centimetres |
| Height: |
15-30 Centimetres |
| Flower: |
Deep Pink |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Corms |
| Names: |
Iron Cross. Lucky Clover,
Four-leaf Sorrel |
| Synonyms: |
Oxalis deppei, G. Lodd.
ex Sweet, 1831.
Oxalis esculenta,Otto & Dietr.1835.
Oxalis zonata, Lej. 1836.
Acetosella deppei, Kuntze, 1891.
Acetosella tetraphylla, Kuntze, 1891.
Ionoxalis cuernavacana, Rose, 1906.
Ionoxalis tetraphylla, Rose, 1906.
Ionoxalis deppei, Small, 1907.
Ionoxalis divaricata, Small, 1907.
Ionoxalis mucronata, Rose, 1907.
Ionoxalis scopulorum, Rose, 1907.
Oxalis cuernavacana, R. Knuth, 1919.
Oxalis hayi, R. Knuth, 1919.
Oxalis mucronata, R. Knuth, 1919.
Oxalis pseudotetraphylla R. Knuth, 1919.
Oxalis scopulorum, R. Knuth, 1919.
Oxalis quadrifolia, R. Knuth, 1930.
Oxalis chiriquensis, Woodson, 1937.
Sassia tetraphylla, Holub.
Oxalis tetraphylla var. guerreroensis, Denton.
Oxalis tetraphylla var. mexicana, Denton. |
This member of the
Oxalidaceae
family
was given this name by Antonio José Cavanilles in 1794. It is found in from
Mexico down to Panama, and is brought around the world. It is growing in a well drained soil,
but is not really picky, with quite some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to
four centimetres in diameter, the entire plant from ten to 30 centimetres in height. The flowers are
deep pink.
The genera name means 'sharp,
pungent', as to leaf taste. The species name from Latin; tetra;
'four' and Latin phylla; 'leaves'. |
