Large-Flowered Pink Sorrel
Oxalis debilis
- Found in India
- Assam, Uttarakhand, West Bengal & more
How to identify Large-Flowered Pink Sorrel
Identify Large-Flowered Pink Sorrel by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Large pink flowers.
- Confirm leaf type: Trifoliate (three leaflets).
- Confirm fruit type: Capsule.
- In India, compare location records such as Assam, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Rajasthan and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Oxalidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Large-Flowered Pink Sorrel.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Oxalis debilis
- Genus
- Oxalis
- Family
- Oxalidaceae
- Found in India
- Assam, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Kerala, Chandigarh, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Punjab, Sikkim
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Large-Flowered Pink Sorrel itself; the rest are typical of the Oxalidaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“The fruit is a capsule.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Large-Flowered Pink Sorrel itself; the rest are typical of the Oxalidaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- গোলাপি আমরুল
About Large-Flowered Pink Sorrel
Large-Flowered Pink Sorrel (Oxalis debilis) is a species in the Oxalidaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Assam, Uttarakhand, West Bengal and 20 other states.
Uses
It is grown for parts that are eaten.
Oxalidaceae
Wood sorrel family
Large-Flowered Pink Sorrel belongs to the Oxalidaceae family.
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