Species Oxalis engleriana
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Range:
Location unknown
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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 engleriana:
After Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler (1844-1930), botanist from Berlin. He instigated and contributed to multiple prodigious botanical flora of both the world and Brazil. He visited SA three times and Namibia once. He developed the most famous 'Engler' system of botanical arrangement by which many herbaria were arranged.
Scientific name:
Unknown
Synonym of:
Unknown
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Protologue:
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24: 438 (1897)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1897
Observations of Taxon
Oxalis engleriana
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
20/04/2016 - 5:31pm
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