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Oxalis corniculata
Creeping Woodsorrel
As recorded: Oxalis corniculata L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Oxalidales › Oxalidaceae
- Collected by
- van Royen, P.
- Collector number
- 10786
- Date
- May 17, 1976
- Locality
- Mt. Victoria area, track from Koma Creek to the Rock Pike, SE of Mt. Service
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Central Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 2,660 m
- Identified by
- Veldkamp, J.F.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 17, 1976, van Royen, P. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Oxalis corniculata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 52,338 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Piazza Vittorio Veneto, Villa Cortese, Lombardy, IT
(c) Rayan Talia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Avenida Touroperador Neckermann, San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Las Palmas, ES
(c) Sam Griffin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Hoche, 59210 Coudekerque-Branche, France
(c) Léa Loyauté, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
U Jankovky, 153 00 Praha-Praha 16, Česko
(c) Michal Honskus, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-27
57820 Henridorff, France
(c) Collin Gilles, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
RQWG+CH2, Anekal, Buragunte, Karnataka 562125, India
(c) Mahi Deshmukh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Oxalis corniculata. BISH 416263. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956303183. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/416263.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956303183 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
