Oxalis griffithii




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.
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