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Oxalis triangularis A.St.-Hil.
Fl. Bras. Merid. (A. St.-Hil.).
Family: OXALIDACEAE

Oxalis triangularis Photo by: Raffa C. Garcia

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Oxalis triangularis A.St.-Hil.
Fl. Bras. Merid. (A. St.-Hil.).
Synonymy: 22 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Oxalis triangularis subs. papilionacea (Hoffmanns. ex Zucc.) Lourteig
Fl. Il. Catarin. 1(OXAL) 101 1983
Synonymy: 3
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Love Plant, Purple Shamrock, False Shamrock
CHINESE (中文): 三角紫叶酢漿草
GERMAN (Deutsch): Dreieckiger Glücksklee, Roter Dreiecksklee
ITALIAN (Italiano): Ossalide triangolare
PERSIAN (فارسی): گل عشق
POLISH ( Polski): Szczawik trójkątny
SWEDISH (Svenska): Triangeloxalis
WESTERN PUNJABI: جامنی تن پتی

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Oxalis triangularis group

  • Oxalis triangularis A.St.-Hil.: has sepals acute, oxalate tubercles small or absent; petals white to purplish, 3–4 times longer than the sepals. Distribution: Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, and Paraguay.
  • Oxalis triangularis subs. papilionacea (Hoffmanns. ex Zucc.) Lourteig: Has sepals obtuse to subacute, oxalate tubercles thickened; petals pink to purplish, rarely white, about 2–2.5 times longer than the sepals. Distribution: Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru.

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Oxalis triangularis Photo by: Raffa C. Garcia
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