Dodda Moorele Gida / Broad-Leaved Sorel
Oxalis latifolia
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- June-August
How to identify Dodda Moorele Gida
Identify Dodda Moorele Gida by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Broad triangular leaflets.
- Confirm leaf type: Trifoliate (three leaflets).
- Confirm leaf shape: Cordate.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: June-August.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Oxalidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Dodda Moorele Gida.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Oxalis latifolia
- Genus
- Oxalis
- Family
- Oxalidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Degraded forests areas and roadsides
- Native to
- Central and tropical S. America
- Distribution
- Widely spread as a weed of cultivation
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Telangana, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Kerala, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Mizoram, Sikkim
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf shape
- CordaterecordedHeart-shaped, with a notch at the base.“The leaves arise on long petioles from ground level, each made up of three widely heart-shaped leaflets about 4.5 centimeters wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dodda Moorele Gida itself; the rest are typical of the Oxalidaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Oxalidaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ದೊಡ್ಡಮೂಱೆಲೆಗಿಡ Dodda moorele gida, ದೊಡ್ಡಪುಳ್ಳಂಪುರಚಿ Dodda pullampuruchi, ಹುಳಿಸೊಪ್ಪು Hulisoppu
About Dodda Moorele Gida
A member of the Oxalidaceae family, Broad-leaved Sorel (Oxalis latifolia) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu and 11 other states. It grows in degraded forests areas and roadsides. Flowering and fruiting run from June to August.
Oxalidaceae
Wood sorrel family
Dodda Moorele Gida belongs to the Oxalidaceae family.
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