Oxalis ambigua is a species from the subgenus Oxalis.[1]

Oxalis ambigua
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Oxalidaceae
Genus: Oxalis
Species:
O. ambigua
Binomial name
Oxalis ambigua
Jacq.

Taxonomy

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The taxon name Oxalis ambigua was first described by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin.[2] Different ranking exists. The species is either from the subgenus Oxalis[1] or from the genus Oxalis.[2]

Range

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Recent observations suggest that Oxalis ambigua is currently primarily found in South Africa.[2][1][3] Botanic expedition in the 19th century also mention observations in New Zealand.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Oxalis ambigua". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  2. ^ a b c Registry-Migration.Gbif.Org (2019), GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, GBIF Secretariat, doi:10.15468/39omei, retrieved 2021-01-17
  3. ^ Oberlander, Kenneth C.; Dreyer, Léanne L; Bellstedt, Dirk U. (December 2011). "Molecular phylogenetics and origins of southern African Oxalis". Taxon. 60 (6): 1667–1677. doi:10.1002/tax.606011.
  4. ^ Hooker, Joseph Dalton; Fitch, Walter Hood (1844-01-01). The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror in the Years 1839-1843 under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross.
  5. ^ Sykes, W. R. (June 2009). "The Oxalis corniculata group". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 47 (2): 107–113. doi:10.1080/00288250909509796. ISSN 0028-825X. S2CID 83089525.