Family | Oxalidaceae |
Scientific name | Oxalis debilis Kunth var. corymbosa (de Candolle) Lourteig |
Synonyms | Acetosella lasiandra Kuntze; Acetosella martiana (Zuccarini) Kuntze; Ionoxalis martiana (Zuccarini) Small; Oxalis bipunctata Graham ex Hooker; Oxalis bipunctata St-Hilaire; Oxalis bulbillifera Herta; Oxalis caripensis Hieronymus; Oxalis corymbosa de Candolle; Oxalis debilis Kunth subsp. corymbosa (de Candolle) O. Bolòs & Vigo; Oxalis huilensis Knuth; Oxalis lasiandra Graham; Oxalis macrophylla Humboldt, Bonpland & Kunth; Oxalis martiana Zuccarini; Oxalis multibulbosa Turczaninow; Oxalis urbica A. Saint-Hilaire |
Common name | (Japanese common name) murasaki katabami (ムラサキカタバミ, 紫片喰 [meaning: purple oxalis]) |
(English common name) lilac oxalis, pink woodsorrel | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
(Other nations) [native] Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina | |
Habitat | Roadside, forest edge, field |
Chromosomal number | 2n=14, 28 |
Description | Leaves 3 leaflets, each 1.5-4.5cm wide, petioles 5-15cm long. Scapes ca. 30cm tall. Flowers pale purple ca. 1.5cm across, flowering in June to July. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Oxalis debilis Kunth var. corymbosa (DC.) Lourteig |
Note | Naturalized plants (introduced as a garden flower in 1861-1864). |
June 2007 at Kyoto Botanical Garden |
June 2007 at Kyoto Botanical Garden |
June 2007 at Kyoto Botanical Garden |
June 2007 at Kyoto Botanical Garden |