West Indian Woodsorrel (Biophytum intermedium)
Description
Oxalis intermedia A. Richard, Hist. Phys. Cuba, Pl. Vasc. 315. 1841. Herbs perennial, acaulous, rhizomes absent, stolons often present, , bulbs usually clustered, sometimes solitary; bulb scales (3-)5-7-nerved. Leaves basal, ; petiole 10-22 cm; leaflets 3, green, obtriangular to broadly obtriangular, 20-50 mm, lobed 1/5-1/3 length, , surfaces glabrous, oxalate deposits absent. Inflorescences umbelliform cymes, 3-12(-18)-flowered; scapes 7-30 cm, glabrous or sparsely hairy. Flowers semihomostylous; sepal apices with 2 orange tubercles; petals usually lavender to purple, less commonly pink or white, 8-12 mm. Capsules ellipsoid, 3-8 mm, glabrous. Flowering Apr-Sep. Gardens, fields, orchards, roadsides, moist waste areas, fencerows; 0-100 m; introduced; Fla., La., Tex.; West Indies; introduced also in Mexico (Chiapas, San Luis Potos-, Veracruz).
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Oxalidales
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Family: Oxalidaceae
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Genus: Biophytum
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