Oxalidaceae

Biophytum DC.

First published in Prodr. 1: 689 (1824)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropics & Subtropics.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panamá, Peru, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Trinidad-Tobago

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 1: 297, under Oxalis Linn.
  • —R. Knuth in Engl. Pflanzenr. Oxalidac. 391–417 (1930)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Prodr. 1: 689 (1824).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Prodr. 1: 689 (1824)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Walker, G.W. [202] Sri Lanka K000693134 Type Yes
Walker, G.W. [56] Sri Lanka K000693137 Syntype Yes
Smith, H.H. [1346] Colombia K000531780 Type Yes
Ralimanana, H.; Hoffmann, P.; Rakotonasolo, F. [727] Madagascar K001634260 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K000693135 Unknown Type Material Yes
Walker, G.W. [22] Sri Lanka K000693136 Lectotype Yes
[Thomatis]. [1] Sri Lanka K000693130 Type Yes
Baron, R. [2307] Madagascar K000419389 Type Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [3079] Madagascar K000419388 Unknown Type Material Yes
Colombia K000531711 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wilson, E.H. [3289] China K000693125 Unknown Type Material Yes
Colombia K000531787 Type Yes
Stirton, C.H.; Schrire, B.D.; Robertson, S.A. [13299] Kenya K:SPC-61776.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4344] India K001038753 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4344] Burma K001038754 Unknown Type Material Yes
Walker, G.W. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K000693133 Holotype Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0