Studies on Morphological and Quantitative Characters of Different Species of Oxalis Growing in Ranchi, Jharkhand

Abstract

In the present study, morphological and quantitative characters of Oxalis species are recorded. It was observed that the flower of Oxalis corniculata is the smallest one as compared to other species like Oxalis latifolia, Oxalis deblish, Oxalis triangularis. The number of flowers present in Oxalis corniculata is similar in Oxalis deblish. The leaves are smallest in oxalis corniculata. Fruits and seed are recorded only in Oxalis corniculata while in all the three species no fruits and seeds are found. Hence Oxalis corniculata spreads in the field only by seed dispersal while the three other species reproduce by bulbils.