Oxalis hedysaroides Kunth

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FLORA OF ECUADOR
Anders S. Barfod
41580	Oxalidaceae
Oxalis hedysaroides Kunth
det. Lourteig, A. (P), 1991.
Province: CARCHI
Along toil leading to Tobar Donoso from San Marcos. Primary rain forest on terra
firme. Ethnobot. inform.: Herman Dinero.
(78° 20' W 01° 07' N) Alt. 660 m.	Mar	1,	1983
1 m. Weed along trail. Flowers yellow. Leaves red beneath, red and green marbled
above. Stems red. Use: For dying clothes, skin etc. Prep.: The dye stuff is
extracted |f crushing the crude leaves.
Department of Systematic Botany, University of Aarhus, Denmark (AAU)
in collaboration with P. Universidad Católica, Quito, Ecuador (QCA)
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