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OXALIS
(
G
)
Sorrel, Suring (
Le
)
Family:
OXALIDACEAE
oxys, = sharp, keen, pointed;
oxy-, = sharp, sour, pointed;
-alis, -aris, = belonging or pertaining to, resembling, provided with.
(oxalic acid content)
(
LS
,
BL
,
Le
)
Oxalis eckloniana var. sonderi
Purple Sorrel (
Vo
) Cape Sorrel (
Wf
)
Location: (
F
,
K
,
P
)
For Christian Friedrich Ecklon (1795-1868).**
For Otto W. Sonder (1812 - 1881).**
(
Ch
)