Species Oxalis eckloniana
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Etymology of Oxalis:
From the Greek oxys = sharp, sour or acid and (h)als = salt. The plant is frequently consumed for its sour taste caused by the oxalic acid, particularly the flowering stalks of O. pes-caprae. In large quantities the oxalic acid inhibits digestion and in stock leads to the condition 'dikpens' or bloated belly.
Etymology of eckloniana:
Named after Christian Frederick Ecklon (1795-1868), a Danish apothecary, plant collector and traveller. His plant collecting trips were amongst the most noteworthy of the early plant collectors and many new species were described by him.
Scientific name:
Oxalis eckloniana C. Presl
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Acaulescent geophyte with shallow bulb. Leaves trifoliolate, leaflets elliptic-obovate, ciliate, often purple beneath. Flowers yellow, white or pink to orange with yellow tube, anthers spreading, arrow-shaped. May--July. Usually dampish situations, 50--200 m, NW, SW (Clanwilliam to Caledon).
Observations of Taxon
Oxalis eckloniana
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Hilda Mason (David)
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Oxalis eckloniana var. hopefieldiana
Name of observer:
Hilda Mason (David)
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Oxalis eckloniana var. sonderi
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Hilda Mason (David)
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Oxalis eckloniana var. sonderi
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David Gwynne-Evans (David)
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Oxalis eckloniana
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Anne Bean & Amida Johns (David)
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