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Oxalis mirbelii Laguna Conchal Nature Sanctuary Los Vilos Valparaiso Region Anita Flores
Región Valparaíso: Reserva Conchal (Los Vilos).
Photo:  © Anita Flores
Oxalis mibelii 4644
Región de Valparaíso: Los Molles, Parque Puquén.
Photo:  © Sergio Ibañez
O mirbelii 082620 MFG
Region Valparaíso: Cerro La Cruz.
Photo:  © M. Gardner
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Oxalidaceae

Oxalis mirbelii Dehnh.

Place of Publication

Verh. Vereins Beford. Gartenbaues Konigl. Preuss. Staaten 13: 178-179 (1839)

Type citation

Neotype ex cultivation BG Vienna (W)

References

  • Shaw (2021)

    Shaw, J M H 2021. The identity of Oxalis megalorrhiza - a 300-year puzzle, Cactus World 39(1)67-72

  • Shaw (2022)

    Shaw, J M H 2022. Shaw, J.M.H. Oxalis OXALIDACEAE. In: Eggli, U., Nyffeler, R. (eds) Dicotyledons: Rosids. Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-.

Iconography

  • Shaw (2022): Fig. 5

Descriptions

  • Shaw (2022)

Habit

Pachycaul subshrub, 3-40 cm tall.

Notes

The name Oxalis megalorrhiza Jacq. (a native to Peru) has been misapplied to O. mirbelii. The latter has also been consistently misidentified as O. carnosa Molina, a non-succulent species now referable to O. magellanica (Shaw, 2021, 2022)