Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Oxalidales
Genus:
Species:
artemioides
ID:
1306825

Status:
valid

Authors:
Fiaschi

Source:
Flora do Brasil 2020 (JBRJ)

Year:
2013

Citation Micro:
Brittonia 66: 135 (2013)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001319279



Common Names

  • Oxalis artemioides
  • Trevo-de-artêmio
  • Trevo-de-artêmio-de-folha-estreita


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Description

Oxalis artemioides (also called Artemio's Wood Sorrel, among many other common names) is a small herbaceous plant that grows up to 20 cm tall. It is native to South America, and is found in wetland habitats, such as marshes, swamps, and wet meadows.

Uses & Benefits

Oxalis artemioides is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a houseplant. It is also used in traditional medicine for treating various ailments.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Oxalis artemioides has small, yellow, five-petaled flowers that are held in clusters. The seed is a small, brown, flat, heart-shaped seed. The seedlings have two cotyledons and the first true leaves are trifoliate.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Oxalis artemioides is an annual herb that can be propagated from seed. The seeds should be sown in spring or summer and kept moist until germination. The plants should be grown in full sun and require regular watering.

Where to Find Oxalis artemioides

Oxalis artemioides is native to Colombia and Ecuador. It can be found in montane forests at elevations of 1,000-2,000 m.

Species in the Oxalis genus

Oxalis purpurea, Oxalis psammophila, Oxalis pretoensis, Oxalis medicaginea, Oxalis semiloba, Oxalis rhombifolia, Oxalis rubropunctata, Oxalis rosea, Oxalis mucronulata, Oxalis nelsonii, Oxalis papuana, Oxalis phaeotricha, Oxalis perdicaria, Oxalis pes-caprae, Oxalis odonellii, Oxalis obliquifolia, Oxalis oregana, Oxalis tabaconasensis, Oxalis subsessilis, Oxalis stricta, Oxalis thompsoniae, Oxalis texana, Oxalis tetraphylla, Oxalis stenorhyncha, Oxalis spiralis, Oxalis violacella, Oxalis tuberosa, Oxalis veadeirosensis, Oxalis valdiviensis, Oxalis bulbocastanum, Oxalis bulbillifera, Oxalis cajalbanensis, Oxalis barrelieri, Oxalis bela-vitoriae, Oxalis blastorhiza, Oxalis blanchetii, Oxalis corniculata, Oxalis conorrhiza, Oxalis campylorhiza, Oxalis chapmanae, Oxalis chachahuensis, Oxalis chartacea, Oxalis acetosella, Oxalis adenophylla, Oxalis articulata, Oxalis areolata, Oxalis anthelmintica, Oxalis amamiana, Oxalis alvimii, Oxalis killipii,

Species in the Oxalidaceae family

Averrhoa dolichocarpa, Averrhoa leucopetala, Averrhoa bilimbi, Averrhoa carambola, Averrhoa microphylla, Biophytum abyssinicum, Biophytum adiantoides, Biophytum aeschynomenifolia, Biophytum albizzioides, Biophytum amazonicum, Biophytum antioquiense, Biophytum bolivianum, Biophytum boussingaultii, Biophytum calophyllum, Biophytum cardonaei, Biophytum castum, Biophytum chocoense, Biophytum columbianum, Biophytum commersonii, Biophytum congestiflorum, Biophytum cowanii, Biophytum crassipes, Biophytum dendroides, Biophytum dormiens, Biophytum falcifolium, Biophytum forsythii, Biophytum foxii, Biophytum fruticosum, Biophytum globuliflorum, Biophytum gracile, Biophytum heinrichsae, Biophytum helenae, Biophytum hermannii, Biophytum hildebrandtii, Biophytum huilense, Biophytum insigne, Biophytum intermedium, Biophytum jessenii, Biophytum juninense, Biophytum kassneri, Biophytum kayae, Biophytum lindsaeifolium, Biophytum longibracteatum, Biophytum longipedunculatum, Biophytum lourteigiae, Biophytum luetzelburgii, Biophytum macropodum, Biophytum macrorrhizum, Biophytum madurense, Biophytum mapirense,

References

Pedro Fiaschi (b.1976): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Fiaschi' in the authors string.