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Oxalis corniculata

Oxalis corniculata L.

Common Names

حمد (حَمْد)، حميض (حُمِّيض) (Arabic)

Languages: English

Ecology and Distribution

Global Distribution

Cosmopolitan, especially warm regions.

Distribution in Egypt

Nile and Mediterranean regions, Oases, eastern desert (Along Suez Canal) and Sinai.

Taxonomy

  • Oxalis repens Thunb. (synonym)
  • Oxalis villosa M. Bieb. (synonym)

References

F.N., Hepper., & I. Friis. (1994).  The Plants of Pehr Forsskal's "Flora Ageyptiaco-Arabica". Kew: Kew Publishing..
L., Boulos. (Submitted).  Flora of Egypt. Cairo: Al Hadara Publishing..
V., Täckholm. (1974).  Students’ Flora of Egypt, 2nd Ed. Cairo: Cairo University Press..
V., Täckholm., & M. Drar. (Submitted).  Flora of Egypt. Bulletin of the Faculty of Science. Cairo: Cairo University Press..