Family | Oxalidaceae |
Scientific name | Oxalis griffithii Edgeworth & Hooker f. |
Synonyms | Acetosella griffithii (Edgeworth & Hooker f.) Kuntze; Oxalis acetosella L. subsp. formosana Terao; Oxalis acetosella L. subsp. griffithii (Edgeworth & Hooker f.) Hara; Oxalis acetosella L. subsp. japonica (Franchet & Savatier) H. Hara; Oxalis acetosella L. var. japonica (Franchet & Savatier) Makino; Oxalis hupehensis R. Knuth; Oxalis japonica Franchet & Savatier; Oxalis leucolepis Diels var. griffithii (Edgworth & Hooker f.) R. C. Srivastava |
Common name | (Japanese common name) miyama-katabami (ミヤマカタバミ, 深山片喰 [meaning: mountain oxalis]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, India | |
Habitat | Mountane forest |
Chromosomal number | 2n=22 |
Description | Leaves 3 leaflets, each 2.5-4cm wide. Flowers white or pink ca. 3-4cm across, flowering in March to April. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Oxalis griffithii |
April 2006 at mountane forest |
April 2006 at mountane forest |
April 2006 at mountane forest |
April 2006 at mountane forest |
April 2006 at mountane forest |
April 2006 at mountane forest |