Scientific name: Oxalis corniculata Linn.*
Synonyms: Xanthoxalis corniculata, Acetosella corniculata
Common names: Creeping Wood Sorrel, Procumbrent Yellow Sorrel, Sleeping Beauty, Weedy Oxalis
Chinese name: :酢浆草 (ju jiang cao)
Malay name: Belimbing Pasir (Sand Carambola), Calincing, Semanggen, Semanggi Gunung, Daun Asam
Family: Oxalidaceae
Chinese name: :酢浆草 (ju jiang cao)
Malay name: Belimbing Pasir (Sand Carambola), Calincing, Semanggen, Semanggi Gunung, Daun Asam
Family: Oxalidaceae
Category: Annual / short-lived perennial
Origin: Unknown **
*Source of plant ID: 1001 Garden Plants in Singapore.
**According to the book, "Upland Rice Weeds of South and Southeast Asia" by Marita Ignacio Galinato, Keith Moody, Colin M. Piggin, International Rice Research Institute, Philippines Edi. 1999 the plant is "believed to have originated in tropical Asia, Malaysia, Australasia or the Western Pacific and probably indigenous to the Americas" (Page 60).
**According to the book, "Upland Rice Weeds of South and Southeast Asia" by Marita Ignacio Galinato, Keith Moody, Colin M. Piggin, International Rice Research Institute, Philippines Edi. 1999 the plant is "believed to have originated in tropical Asia, Malaysia, Australasia or the Western Pacific and probably indigenous to the Americas" (Page 60).
