Oxalis gigantea

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Oxalis gigantea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Oxalidaceae
Genus: Oxalis
Species:
O. gigantea
Binomial name
Oxalis gigantea
Barnéoud

Oxalis gigantea is an Oxalis species found in Regions Antofagasta, Atacama and Coquimbo of Chile. [1] It was first described in 1845. [2] Oxalis gigantea is a shrub pollinated by hummingbirds.

It is also called churqui and churco in Spanish.

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References

  1. "Oxalis gigantea". Chile Bosque.
  2. "Oxalis gigantea". Tropicos.