Oxalis smithiana

Oxalis smithiana

Oxalis smithiana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Oxalidales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Oxalidales

Familia: Oxalidaceae
Genus: Oxalis
Species: Oxalis smithiana

Name

Oxalis smithiana Eckl. & Zeyh., 1835

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Acetosella gracilicaulis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 91 (1891)
  • Oxalis candida Eckl. & Zeyh. in Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral.: 94 (1835)
  • Oxalis galpinii Schltr. in J. Bot. 34: 391 (1896)
  • Oxalis gracilicaulis Eckl. & Zeyh. in Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral.: 91 (1835)
  • Oxalis nemorosa Eckl. & Zeyh. in Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral.: 94 (1835)
  • Oxalis rectangularis E.Mey. in J.F.Drège, Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Dokum.: 147 (1843), nom. nud.
  • Oxalis smithii Sond. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 1: 342 (1860), orth. var.
  • Oxalis tristis Eckl. & Zeyh. in Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral.: 93 (1835)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces, Swaziland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ecklon, C.F. & Zeyher, C. 1834 [‘1835’]. Enumeratio plantarum africae australis extratropicae. Pars 1. Pp. 1–144. Hamburg. BHL Google Books Reference page. : 94

Additional references

• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Oxalis smithiana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 December 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Oxalis smithiana. Published online. Accessed: December 27 2024. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Oxalis smithiana. Accessed: 27 December 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Oxalis smithiana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 December 2024. Reference page.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: klawersuring
English: narrow-leaved sorrel
Sesotho: bolila
isiXhosa: inkolowane, izotho, umuncwane (bulb)
isiZulu: incangiyane, inkolowane, umuncwane (bulb)