OXALIDACEAE

Baksh-Comeau, Yasmin S., Maharaj, Shobha S., Adams, Dennis, Harris, Stephen A., Filer, Denis L. & Hawthorne, William D., 2016, An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical ‘ hotspots’, Phytotaxa 250 (1), pp. 448-450 : 448-450

OXALIDACEAE

Averrhoa bilimbi L., Sp. Pl. 1: 428 (1753) Common Name: Amrak, Bilimbi, Condision, Cornichon, Cucumber Tree. Exotic.

Averrhoa carambola L., Sp. Pl. 1: 428 (1753) Common Name: Coolie Tambran, Five-Finger. Exotic.

Biophytum abyssinicum Steud. ex A.Rich., Tent. FI. Abyss. 1: 122 (1847) Exotic.

Oxalis barrelieri L., Sp. Pl. (ed. 2.) 1: 624 (1762) Syn: Lotoxalis barrelieri Small Habit : Herb. Habitat: Weed of roadsides and waste places; in dry places. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Crown Point, Clement & Ryves 14 (BM). TRINIDAD: Guanapo Heights Road, Adams 13344 (TRIN). Global range: Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Oxalis corniculata L. var. atropurpurea Planch., J. Gén. Hort. 12: 47 (1857) Syn: Oxalis trinidadensis R.Knuth Common Name : Yellow Sorrel. Exotic.

Oxalis debilis Kunth var. corymbosa (DC.) Lourteig, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 67: 840 (1981) Syn: Oxalis corymbosa DC. ; Oxalis martiana Zucc. Common Name : Pink Sorrel, Shamrock, Violet Sorrel. Exotic.

Oxalis frutescens L., Sp. Pl. 1: 435 (1753) Habit: Herb. Habitat:: Dry lowland forest. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Mt.St.Benedict-Caura. RBS Vegetation Classes: Dry lowland forest (Vegnum 7: 10% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Without locality, Broadway 3635, 4152. (BM); Castara Rd., Cheesman s.n., (TRIN 13209); Charlotteville, Williams s.n. (TRIN 11099); Little Tobago, Webster 24204, Baksh 791 (TRIN 28586, TRIN 28274); Louis D’Or Bay, Baksh 608 (TRIN 28011); Scarborough, Botanic Gardens, Purseglove 6274 (TRIN 17338); Speyside, Williams s.n. (TRIN 13450); TRINIDAD: Without locality, Sieber 252 (BM); Broadway 2832 (BM); Staubles-Teteron Bay, Williams s.n. (TRIN 11665); Galera Point, Andrews & Philcox 7773 (TRIN 22890). Global range: Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Venezuela, Guianas, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina.

Oxalis latifolia Kunth , Nov. Gen. & Sp. 5: 184: 247 (1822) Syn: Oxalis intermedia A.Rich. Exotic.

Oxalis sepium A.St.-Hil., Fl. Bras. Mer. (A. St.-Hil.). 1: 111 (1825) Syn: Lotoxalis sepium Small Habit : Herb. Habitat: Grassy places. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Near Easterfield, Clement & Ryves 671 (BM). Global range: Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia.