Oxalis acetosella subsp. griffithii
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Description
Stemless herb with stolons, without bulbs.
Stipules shorter and ± broader than the basal part of the petiole.
Sepals 3-6¾ by 1½-2½ mm, oblong, rounded to emarginate, not cucullate, ecallose, subglabrous, edge closely ciliate.
Petals 8-19 by 4-8 mm, spathulate-oblong, truncate to emarginate, often oblique, white, often with lavender veins and yellowish base in vivo.
Ovary 2-3½ by 1½ mm, glabrous;
Fruit 6 by 5 mm, ovoid, acute, glabrous, nodding.
Seeds 1-2 per cell, 2½ by 1½ mm, flattened-ovoid, ± smooth to lengthwise ridged, light brown.
Distribution
Asia-Temperate, Asia-Tropical: East Himalaya (Bhutan present, Sikkim present); India present; Philippines (Philippines present), Japan present, Khasia present, Mt Pulog present, N. Luzon present, Southern America: Argentina Northeast (Formosa present)
From India (Sikkim, Bhutan, Khasia) through China to Japan and Formosa; in Malesia: Philippines (N. Luzon: Mt Pulog), two collections (STEINER 1990, March 1961; JACOBS 7361, Jan. 1968).