Oxalis inaequalis explained

Oxalis inaequalis is a bulb-forming species of flowering plant in the wood sorrel family.^[1] It is native to South Africa's Cape Provinces.^{[2] [3]} Each plant produces a rosette of up to 70 succulent leaves, which occasionally produce aerial bulbs.^[4] The flowers are yellow and copper-coloured. The sepals are of unequal sizes, hence the specific epithet "inaequalis", which is Latin for "unequal".^{[5] [6]}

See also

• List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oxalis inaequalis Weintroub. 2021-03-24. www.worldfloraonline.org.
2. Web site: Oxalis inaequalis Weintroub. 2021-03-24. Plants of the World Online. Kew Science.
3. Web site: Oxalis inaequalis. 2021-03-24. rhs.org.uk. Royal Horticultural Society.
4. Oberlander. K. C.. Emshwiller. E.. Bellstedt. D. U.. Dreyer. L. L.. 2009-04-01. A model of bulb evolution in the eudicot genus Oxalis (Oxalidaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. Origins and Evolution of a Biodiversity Hotspot, the Biota of the African Cape Floristic Region. en. 51. 1. 54–63. 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.11.022. 19070669. 1055-7903.
5. Web site: 1 February 2021. South African Oxalis Five. 2021-03-24. pacificbulbsociety.org. Pacific Bulb Society.
6. Web site: Why Do We Say 'Unequal' but 'Inequality?'. 2021-03-24. www.merriam-webster.com. en.