Oxalis megalorrhiza Jacq.
NZOR Identifier: 4f5e26aa-638e-4fa0-afe6-2a611e4afb1eStatus
- Preferred Name (NZOR Concept Id 7d2ef0b4-6aef-4db0-9b14-93ad7a8eb1bf)
Classification
- superkingdom
- Eukaryota
- kingdom
- Plantae
- phylum
- Tracheophyta
- subphylum
- Spermatophytina
- class
- Magnoliopsida
- order
- Oxalidales
- family
- Oxalidaceae
- genus
- Oxalis
- species
- Oxalis megalorrhiza Jacq.
Providers
Biostatus
- Geo Schema
- ISO Country
- Geo Region
- New Zealand
- Biome
- Terrestrial
- Environmental Context
- Wild
- Occurrence
- Sometimes Present
- Origin
- Exotic
- In Use
- True
Scientific Name
- Authority
- Jacq.
- Rank
- species
- Published in
- Jacquin, N.J. 1794: Oxalis. Mongraphia, iconibus illustrata. Wappler, Vienna.
- Micro-reference (page)
- 33
- Year
- 1794
- Nomenclatural Comment
- The application of the name Oxalis megalorrhiza Jacq. to New Zealand plants requires reassessment. Oxalis mirbelii Dehnh. has historically been confused with O. megalorrhiza. Shaw (2022) distinguishes O. mirbelii by its bright green rather than glaucous-green leaflets, fewer-flowered inflorescences, and abundant seed production. Oxalis mirbelii is self-compatible and readily produces fertile seed, whereas O. megalorrhiza is not known to be self-fertile. Fresh and pressed material from Whanganui previously referred to O. megalorrhiza appears to agree better with O. mirbelii, including the production of fertile seed. This raises the possibility that some, or potentially all, New Zealand records currently identified as O. megalorrhiza may represent O. mirbelii. Existing CHR specimens require critical re-examination before the status of O. megalorrhiza in New Zealand can be resolved. Some diagnostic characters, particularly leaflet colour, glossiness and glaucousness, are difficult to assess in dried specimens. Fresh material from established New Zealand populations would therefore be particularly valuable for confirming identifications. Reference: Shaw, J.M.H. (2022). Oxalis (Oxalidaceae). In: Eggli, U. & Nyffeler, R. (eds), Dicotyledons: Rosids. Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants. Springer, Cham.
- Governing Code
- ICBN
- Is Recombination
- No
Taxon Concept
- NZOR Concept Id
- 5bdcc3f5-ff0e-4314-8f23-8338a2c02611
- According to
- NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts
- Has Parent
- Oxalis (In use by NZOR)
Taxon Concept
- NZOR Concept Id
- 7d2ef0b4-6aef-4db0-9b14-93ad7a8eb1bf
- According to
- Heenan, P.B.; de Lange, P.J.; Cameron, E.K.; Parris, B.S. 2008: Checklist of dicotyledons, gymnosperms, and pteridophytes naturalised or casual in New Zealand: additional records 2004-06. New Zealand Journal of Botany 46: 257-283.
- Preferred Name
- Oxalis megalorrhiza Jacq. (In use by NZOR) }
Taxon Concept
- NZOR Concept Id
- cc5b3805-9e1c-47c2-91cb-b387594d5c34
- According to
- Sykes, W.R. 2009: The Oxalis corniculata group. New Zealand Journal of Botany 47: 107-113.
No subordinate taxa
No vernacular applications
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