Place of Publication
Fl. Chil. [Gay] 1(4): 433-434 (1846)
Type citation
Chile, Coquimbo. Gay 78. Holotype: P (P02286628)
Iconography
- : Fig. 14
- Heibl (2005)
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Gay (1846c)
Gay, C. 1846. Historia física y política de Chile: Botánica, vol. 1(4):377-496. Paris & Chile (Museo Historia Natural de Santiago)
Descriptions
Habit
Perennial, pachycaulous shrub up to 2 m tall.
Regions
Antofagasta, Atacama and Coquimbo
Distribution and habitat
Oxalis gigantea occurs in coastal valleys from Quebrada El Médano (Region Antofagasta) to Cordón Panulcillo near Huasco (Region Atacama) where it is locally abundant. It has one site inland in semi desert at Cuesta de las Cardas near La Serena (Region Coquimbo). It is mainly found on aAlluvial fans and stony slopes in the coastal fog desert.
Notes
Seed of this species is banked by the national seed bank of Chile, INIA.