Oxalis palmifrons
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Oxalidaceae |
| Genus: | Oxalis |
| Species: | O. palmifrons
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| Oxalis palmifrons | |
Oxalis palmifrons is a species of the wood sorrel family, Oxalidaceae, native to South Africa's Northern and Western Cape provinces.[1][2][3]
Description
The species contains a dark brown bulb, short (2 cm) petioles, and palmate leaflets (over 20 in number).[1] It occasionally flowers with white or yellow petals.[1][2]
Habitat
As described by T. M. Salter, the species "grows in flat open spaces and the bulbs, which lie at a depth of about 10 inches, in hard clayey soil, are usually embedded amongst stones".[2] It is endemic to South Africa's Northern and Western Cape provinces.[1][3]
Taxonomy
The species is a member of the Oxalis tomentosa alliance, which includes O. oligophylla Salter, O. hygrophila Dreyer, O. tomentosa L., O. palmifrons Salter, and O. saltusbelli.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Suda, Jan; Krejčíková, Jana; Sudová, Radka; Oberlander, Kenneth C.; Dreyer, Léanne L. (2013-08-15). "Two new species of Oxalis (Oxalidaceae) from the Greater Cape Floristic Region". Phytotaxa. 124 (1): 13–24. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.124.1.2. ISSN 1179-3163.
- ^ a b c Salter, T. M. (1936). "Plantae Novae Africanae series VII". Journal of South African Botany. 2: 145–169 – via Archive.org.
- ^ a b c Dreyer, L. L.; Roets, F.; Oberlander, K. C. (2008). "Oxalis saltusbelli: A new Oxalis (Oxalidaceae) species from the Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve, Nieuwoudtville, South Africa". South African Journal of Botany. 75 (1): 110–116. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2008.08.004 – via JSTOR.
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