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Oxalis L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 433 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000027521.

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Synonyms of Oxalis

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Acetosella Möhring ex Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 90 (1891) wfo-4000000199
Bolboxalis Small N. Amer. Fl. 35: 27 (1907) wfo-4000004913
Caudoxalis Small Bahama Fl. : 198 (1920) wfo-4000007052
Ceratoxalis Lunell Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 468 (1916) wfo-4000007390
Hesperoxalis Small N. Amer. Fl. 25: 26 (1907) wfo-4000017647
Ionoxalis Small Fl. S.E. U.S. : 665 (1903) wfo-4000019140
Lotoxalis Small Fl. S.E. U.S. : 666 (1903) wfo-4000022301
Monoxalis Small Fl. S.E. U.S. : 665 (1903) wfo-4000024777
Otoxalis Small N. Amer. Fl. 25: 27 (1907) wfo-4000027485
Oxys Mill. Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. : [s.p.] (1754) wfo-4000027589
Pseudoxalis Rose Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 10: 116 (1906) wfo-4000031746
Sassia Molina Sag. Stor. Nat. Chili : 145 (1782) wfo-4000034146
Trifoliada Rojas Acosta Cat. Hist. Nat. Corrientes : 155 (1897) wfo-4000039131
Xanthoxalis Small Fl. S.E. U.S. : 666 (1903) wfo-4000040900

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Oxalis:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis acutifolia Progel Fl. Bras. 12(2): 514 (1877) wfo-0000387246
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis acutiuscula R.Knuth Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 139: 26 (1927) wfo-0000387239
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis adpressipila (Lourteig) Fiaschi & Bilk Syst. Bot. 49(1): 162 2024 wfo-1000065406
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis alba D.Don Brit. Fl. Gard. 7: t. 398 (1837) wfo-1200074442
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis amicorum Canelón, Dorr & S.M.Niño Harvard Pap. Bot. 29(1): 45, f. 1, 2, 4A. 2024 wfo-1000066319
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis amorimii Fiaschi Eur. J. Taxon. 989(1): 156 (2025) wfo-1000081786
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis animarum Fiaschi Eur. J. Taxon. 989(1): 159 (2025) wfo-1000081787
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis articulata Lam. Encyclop?die M?thodique, Botanique 4 1798 wfo-0001349801
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis atropurpurea hort. ex Jahand. & Maire Cat. Pl. Maroc ii. 448 (1932), in syn. wfo-0001354847
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis bachmannii R.Knuth Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 139: 26 (1927) wfo-0000387176
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis bifurca var. incana Eckl. & Zeyh. – — wfo-0001089635
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis biloba G.Don Gen. Hist. 1: 760 (1831) wfo-1200074428
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis blastorrhiza Salter – — wfo-0001089636
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis bowieana G.Lodd. Bot. Cab. 18(9): t. 1782. 1832 [Mar 1832] wfo-0001220298
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis bowiei Herb. Edwards's Botanical Register 1833 wfo-0001089637
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis brasiliensis Larrañaga Escritos D. A. Larrañaga 1: 413 (1922) wfo-1200074418
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis caledonicae R.Knuth Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 298 1919 — wfo-0001260778
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis callosa var. callosa – – — wfo-0001421393
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis callosa var. minor T.M.Salter – — wfo-0001421394
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis calthaefolia Pohl – — wfo-0001089357
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis campylorrhiza Salter – — wfo-0001089648
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis capixaba Fiaschi & Bilk Syst. Bot. 49(1): 167 2024 wfo-1000065407
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis chieligastensis R.Knuth Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 40: 289. 1936 wfo-0000387235
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis clandestina Progel Fl. Bras. 12(2): 479 (1877) wfo-1200074434
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis colorea Fedde Bot. Jahresber. (Just) 32, pt. 1: 410. 1905 wfo-0001236748
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis comosa Progel Fl. Bras. 12(2): 506 (1877) wfo-0001090240
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis controversa Tod. Nuov. Gen. Sp. : 33 (1860) wfo-0000387211
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis cornetii Dewèvre Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique xxxiii. 2 1894 (1895) 98, nomen. wfo-0000387204
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis cornicarpa Fiaschi Syst. Bot. 49(1): 170 2024 wfo-1000065408
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis corniculata f. purpurea (Parl.) Knuth – — wfo-0001283939
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis corniculata var. minima Poir. Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] Suppl. 4. 251. 1816 [29 Jun 1816] , as 'minim' wfo-1200095952
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis cumulata Pohl ex Progel Fl. Bras. 12(2): 506 (1877) wfo-0000387463
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis cuneifolia E.Mey. ex Harv. & Sond. Fl. Cap. (Harvey) 1: 329. 1860 [10-31 May 1860] wfo-0000387462
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis damazii C.DC. Bull. Herb. Boissier , sér. 2, 5: 231 (1905) wfo-0000387484
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis darvalliana Knowles & Westc. Fl. Cab. 3: 5 (1839) wfo-0000387487
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis darwalliana Westc. Aris's Birmingham Gaz. 18 May 1835: (1835) wfo-0000387488
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis distans var. hispida (Zucc.) Progel – wfo-0001391946
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis ecuadorensis subsp. gentrii Lourteig Bradea 7(2): 318. 2000 [24 Aug 2000] wfo-0001367979
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis efoliata R.Knuth Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 314 (1919) wfo-0000389995
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis ehrenbergii R.Knuth Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 314 (1919) wfo-1200074488
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis elaretensis Knuth – — wfo-0001234648
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis ericoides Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 239 (1841) wfo-1200074492
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis flaviuscula var. flaviuscula – – — wfo-0001421400
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis flaviuscula var. longifolia T.M.Salter – — wfo-0001421401
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis fontana f. cymosa (Small) H.Hara J. Jap. Bot. 24(1-12): 106. 1949 [Dec 1949] wfo-0001323714
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis fontana f. pallidiflora (Fernald) H.Hara J. Jap. Bot. 24(1-12): 106. 1949 [Dec 1949] wfo-0001323596
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis fontana f. pilosella (Wiegand) H.Hara J. Jap. Bot. 24(1-12): 106. 1949 [Dec 1949] wfo-0001323579
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis fontana f. subglabrata (Wiegand) Hara J. Jap. Bot. 24(1-12): 106. 1949 [Dec 1949] wfo-0001323570
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis fontana f. vestita (Wiegand) Hara J. Jap. Bot. 24(1-12): 106. 1949 [Dec 1949] wfo-0001323720
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis fragilis var. fragilis – – — wfo-0001421402
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis fragilis var. pellucida T.M.Salter – — wfo-0001421403
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis fueguensis R.Knuth Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 36. 1913 wfo-0001234623
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis gageiflora R.Knuth Meded. Rijks-Herb. 27: 65 (1915) wfo-0000390684
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis gracilis var. lilacea T.M.Salter – — wfo-0001421405
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis gustavi R.Knuth Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 139: 1 (1927) wfo-0001268606
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis gyrorrhiza Bertero Mercurio Chileno 16: 739. 1829 [15 Jul 1829] wfo-0000387494
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis hantamensis Schltr. ex R.Knuth Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 139: 25 (1927) wfo-0000387492
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis idimae Fiaschi Eur. J. Taxon. 989(1): 167 (2025) wfo-1000081788
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis incana Phil. Linnaea 28: 677 (1858) wfo-0000387363
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis incerta R.Knuth Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 139: 20 (1927) wfo-0000387361
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis inedicagina Kunth – — wfo-0001089403
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis inopinata Fiaschi & Bilk Syst. Bot. 49(1): 174 2024 wfo-1000065409
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis isosepala Tod. Nuov. Gen. Sp. : 36 (1860) wfo-0000387387
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis itamarajuensis Fiaschi & Bilk Syst. Bot. 49(1): 176 2024 wfo-1000065410
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis itatingae Fiaschi Eur. J. Taxon. 989(1): 170 (2025) wfo-1000081789
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis jacobinensis Fiaschi & F.S.Cabral Phytotaxa 606(2): 148 2023 wfo-1000050882
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis kamieshergensis T.M.Salter J. S. African Bot. 2: 57 (1936) — wfo-0000387367
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis kuhlmanii var. adpressipila Lourteig Bradea 7: 193. 1994 6844 wfo-0001397909
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis kurziana Arechav. Anales Mus. Nac. Montevideo 3: 213 (1900) — wfo-1000058915
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis lasiorrhiza Salter – — wfo-0001089754
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis laxiuscula R.Knuth Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 139: 21 (1927) wfo-0000387343
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis leonii Fiaschi & Bilk Syst. Bot. 49(1): 178 2024 wfo-1000065411
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis ligulata E.Mey. ex Sond. Fl. Cap. 1: 324 (1860) wfo-0000387420
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis linearis var. graminifolia R.Knuth – wfo-0001391098
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis linearis var. latifolia R.Knuth – wfo-0001392831
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis maculata Rippa Bull. Soc. Nat. Napoli xix. 171 (1905); et in Boll. Ort. Bot. Palermo, x.180, 184 (1911). wfo-0000387395
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis majomnae Tod. Index Seminum Panorm. (1858) 27; Ann. Sc. Nat. Ser. IV. xi. (1859) 381. wfo-0000387409
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis mandiocana var. raddiana A.St.-Hil. & Naudin Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 2, 18: 29. 1842 wfo-0001392426
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis megalarrhiza Bertero ex Steud. Flora 39: 441. 1856 wfo-0000387201
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis micrantha Bertero ex Colla Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino 37: 50 (1834) wfo-1000079937
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis microphylla Phil. Linnaea 28: 678 (1858) wfo-1200074381
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis multicaulis var. multicaulis – – — wfo-0001421422
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis multicaulis var. stolonifera T.M.Salter – — wfo-0001421423
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis neglecta R.Knuth Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 139: 11 (1927) wfo-0000386795
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis negrescens R.Knuth Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 40: 293 1936 — wfo-0001090062
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis nigricans Pohl ex Progel Fl. Bras. (Martius) 12(2): 497. 1877 [1 Dec 1877] wfo-0000386806
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis nudicaule L. – — wfo-0001090088
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis occulta Fiaschi & Bilk Syst. Bot. 49(1): 183 2024 wfo-1000065412
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis ononifolia Willd. ex R.Knuth Pflanzenr. , IV, 130: 323 (1930) wfo-0000386857
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis orbiculata Chauvel Rech. Fam. Oxal. : 139 (1903) wfo-0000386871
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis ornata var. breviscapa Kunze – wfo-0001391440
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis ottonis C.Morren Belgique Hort. 6: 291 (1856) wfo-0000386870
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis ovata Zucc. Denkschr. Königl. Akad. Wiss. München 9: 154 (1823-1824 publ. 1825) wfo-0000386867
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis oxypleta Progel Fl. Bras. (Martius) 12(2): 489. 1877 [1 Dec 1877] wfo-0000386866
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis paramoensis Canelón, Dorr & S.M.Niño Harvard Pap. Bot. 29(1): 48 2024 wfo-1000066834
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis parvula Phil. Anales Univ. Chile 82: 903 (1893) wfo-1200074507
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis pearsallensis R.Knuth Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 313 (1919) wfo-0000386821
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis pernambucensis R.Knuth Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 48: 2 (1940) wfo-0000386851
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis phaseohfolia R.Knuth Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 140 1926 — wfo-0000386843
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis philippi Kunth – — wfo-0001089429
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis pilosella R.Knuth Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 139: 11 (1927) wfo-0001089611
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis poeppigiana Zucc. – — wfo-0001089436
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis polyphylla var. pubescens Sond. – — wfo-0001421426
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis praetervisa R.Knuth Pflanzenr. , IV, 130: 51 (1930) wfo-0000386724
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis progelii R.Knuth Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 292 (1919) wfo-0000386721
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis quirquepunctata Desf. Tabl. École Bot. , ed. 2: 168 (1815) wfo-0000386701
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis ranchillos J.M.Watson & A.R.Flores Int. Rock Gard. 138: 21 2021 wfo-1000055383
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis rariifolia Steud. – — wfo-0001089848
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis retrorsa Fiaschi & Bilk Syst. Bot. 49(1): 185 2024 wfo-1000065413
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis rondchoschensis R.Knuth Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 61(139): 7 1927 — wfo-0000386785
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis rosacea Tod. Index Seminum (PAL, Panormitani) 1858: 24 (1858) wfo-0000386787
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis rubescens Turcz. Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 31(1): 429. 1858 wfo-0000386777
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis rubra var. alba D.M.Bates Hortus Third 806 1977 — wfo-0001260376
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis rubro-punctata T.M.Salter J. S. African Bot. 2: 153 (1936) wfo-0001089861
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis saliciformis J.C.Mikan ex Zucc. Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 1: 270 (1829-1830 publ. 1831) wfo-0000386739
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis sciophila Fiaschi & Bilk Syst. Bot. 49(1): 186 2024 wfo-1000065414
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis septentrionalis Fiaschi & Bilk Syst. Bot. 49(1): 186 2024 wfo-1000065415
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis sessilis Ham. Bulletin de la Soci?t? de Linn?ene, Paris 1 1886 wfo-0001090070
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis setifera R.Knuth Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 139: 15 (1927) wfo-0000387087
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis siliquosa A.B.Graf Exotica 3: 1670, f. 1336 1968 — wfo-0001259842
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis squamosoradicosa Steud. Flora 39: 443. 1856 wfo-0001089455
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis staphylloides Progel – wfo-0001089457
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis staphyloides Mart. Nomencl. Bot. ed. 2, 2: 242 1841 wfo-0000387097
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis stembergii Zucc. – — wfo-0001237071
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis stenorrhyncha Salter – — wfo-0001089875
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis strigosifolia Wiegand – — wfo-0001220294
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis subintegrifolia R.Knuth Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 40: 292 (1936) wfo-0000390077
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis tenuipes var. biapiculata T.M.Salter – — wfo-0001421434
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis tijucana Fiaschi Eur. J. Taxon. 989(1): 173 (2025) wfo-1000081790
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis timida J.Vasques Phytotaxa 663(5): 295 (2024) wfo-1000071213
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis tuberosa Savigny – wfo-0001349505
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis verticillata DC. Prodr. 1: 691 (1824) wfo-0000387108
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis verticillata Vell. Fl. Flumin. : 195 (1829) wfo-0000387109
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis vigita Balb. ex Colla Herb. Pedem. 1: 533 (1833) wfo-0000387105
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis virgosa Savigny Encycl. 4: 685 (1798) wfo-1200074395
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis woytkowskii Lourteig – — wfo-0001253008
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis xishuiensis Y.B.Yang, M.T.An & He Li PhytoKeys 239: 268 2024 wfo-1000062573
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oxalis yucatensis R.Knuth Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 291. 1919 wfo-0000390770