Oxalis debilis var. corymbosa




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