Species Oxalis virginea
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There aren’t any identifications of Oxalis virginea.
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 virginea:
From the Latin virgo = 'virgin', 'untouched'
Scientific name:
Unknown
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Pl. Rar. Hort. Schoenbr. 3: 13, t. 275 (1798)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1798
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Oxalis virginea.
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