Lavender sorrel (Oxalis barrelieri) is a species in the Oxalidaceae, shrub with erect stems, cylindrical or linear angled, slender, green, 20-150 cm tall, leaves with three strands, flowers bright red with a greenish or yellow base.
O. barrelieri has leaves with three strands at the end of a long stalk, two opposite and one at the tip. The strands are oval or round or elongated, length 3 cm, width 2 cm, green and hairy, blunt ends, margins thickened and dark in color, a large vein in the center with many pinnate small veins.
The flowers are star-shaped with five cones, 1 cm wide, large aisles, bright red or bluish-white and the center is bright yellow. The fruit is capsule-shaped, elongated with sharp corners, length 1 cm, width 0.5 cm and bright green.
This plant grows solitary in forests, farmlands, river-side roads and lots of sun or little shade. Spesies ini digunakan sebagai obat antidiare dan anti-diabetes. Ethanol extract has antihyperglycemic potential and can also accelerate the wound healing process in rats that have been induced by streptozotocin.
TAXON
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Oxalidaceae
Genus: Oxalis L. in Sp. Pl.: 433 (1753)
Subgenus: Thamnoxys
Section: Thamnoxys
Species: Oxalis barrelieri L. in Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 624 (1762)
HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS
Acetosella barrelieri (L.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 90 (1891)
Lotoxalis barrelieri (L.) Small in N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl. 25: 49 (1907)
HETEROTYPIC SYNONYMS
Acetosella amazonica (Progel) Kuntze (1891)
Oxalis amazonica Progel in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 12(2): 503 (1877)
Oxalis barrelieri subsp. blumenavensis R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 130(Heft 95): 66 (1930)
Oxalis barrelieri var. glabrescens Progel (1877)
Oxalis barrelieri subsp. ianeirensis R.Knuth (1930)
Oxalis cajanifolia A.St.-Hil. in Fl. Bras. Merid. 1: 110 (1825)
Oxalis colombiensis R.Knuth in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 138 (1926)
Oxalis hedysaroides var. pubescens Zucc. in Denkschr. Königl. Akad. Wiss. München, ser. 2, 1: 261 (1831)
Oxalis lilloana R.Knuth (1926)
Oxalis sepium var. picta Progel (1877)
PUBLICATIONS
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
Correa A., Mireya D. Galdames, Carmen Correa A., M. D., C. Galdames & M. S. de Stapf (2004). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá: 1-599. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
Dassanayake (ed.) (1999). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 13: 1-284. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
George, A.S., Orchard, A.E. & Hewson, H.J. (eds.) (1993). Oceanic islands 2. Flora of Australia 50: 1-606. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
Hammel, B.E. & al. (eds.) (2007). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica, volumen VI, Dicotyledóneas (Haloragaceae-Phytolaccaceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 111: 1-933. Missouri Botanical Garden.
Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
Kabuye, C.H.S. (1971). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Oxalidaceae: 1-19.
Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
Nurtjahya, E. & al. (2026). Flowering Plants of Bangka Island: Native and Introduced. Acta Botanica Hungarica 68: 127-156.
Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
Smith, A.C. (1985). Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora for Fiji (Spermatophytes only) 3: 1-758. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai.
Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.
Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.) (1971-1976). Flora Malesiana 7: 1-876. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
Welsh, S.L. (1998). Flora Societensis: 1-420. E.P.S. Inc. Utah.
Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.
de Moura Júnior, E.G. & al. (2015). Updated checklist of aquatic macrophytes from Northern Brazil. Acta Amazonica 45: 111-132.
VERNACULAR NAME
Bali: Blimbingan
Chinese (simplified): 立性酢浆草 - 土杨桃
Chinese (traditional): 立性酢漿草
English: Lavender sorrel, Belimbing tanah, Mini starfruit, Barrelier's woodsorrel
French: Trèfle
Indonesian: Belimbing Tanah, Belimbing mini, Calincing
Java: Belimbingan, Blimbing-blimbingan
Makassar: Bintang mini
Melayu: Belimbing Padang, Belimbing Tanah, Belimbing mini
Minang: Buah bintang tanah
Portuguese: Azedinha
Spanish: Vinagrillo
Sunda: Cacalincingan, Calincing
Taiwan: 立性酢漿草
Aryo Bandoro
Dlium TheDlium
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Dlium