Taxon:  Oxalis tuberosa Molina



Summary
Genus:
Oxalis
Family:
Oxalidaceae
Nomen number:
26219
Place of publication:
Sag. stor. nat. Chili 132.  1782
Verified:
01/23/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
51 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Oxalis crenata Jacq.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
  3. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  5. Cabrera, A. L., ed. 1965-1970. Flora de la provincia de Buenos Aires. Note: mentions
  6. Emshwiller, E. & J. J. Doyle. 2002. Origins of domestication and polyploidy in oca (Oxalis tuberosa: Oxalidaceae). 2. Chloroplast-expressed glutamine synthetase data. Amer. J. Bot. 89:1042-1056.
  7. Emshwiller, E. 2002. Biogeography of the Oxalis tuberosa alliance. Bot. Rev. (Lancaster) 68:128-152.
  8. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  9. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  10. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  11. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  12. Hernández-Lauzardo, A. N. et al. 2004. Isolation and partial characterization of Mexican Oxalis tuberosa starch. Stärke 56:357-363.
  13. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  14. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  15. Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:254.
  16. Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. 1936-. Flora of Peru Note: 1936-1971; new ser. 1980-
  17. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  18. Pissard, A. et al. 2006. Genetic diversity of the Andean tuber-bearing species, oca (Oxalis tuberosa Mol.), investigated by inter-simple sequence repeats. Genome 49:8-16.
  19. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  20. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  21. Soukup, J. 1970. Vocabulario de los nombres vulgares de la flora peruana.
  22. Zandstra, I. 1994. Japanese, Swiss, Germans collaborate with CIP to save endangered biodiversity of Andean roots and tubers. Diversity 10:31-33.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishNew Zealand-yam  1Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Frenchoxalide tubéreuse  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchtruffette acide  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanOka  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Germanperuanischer Sauerklee  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Portuguese (Brazil)azedinha  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Quichua (Peru)occa  2Soukup, J. 1970. Vocabulario de los nombres vulgares de la flora peruana.
Spanishaleluya tuberosa  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishcubio  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Spanish (Peru)oca  2Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Swedishoka  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
2CultivatedNorthern America Mexico  Hernández-Lauzardo, A. N. et al. 2004. Isolation and partial characterization of Mexican Oxalis tuberosa starch. Stärke 56:357-363.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaMérida Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:254.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaSucre Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:254.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaJujuy Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSalta Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaTucumán Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile n.Pissard, A. et al. 2006. Genetic diversity of the Andean tuber-bearing species, oca (Oxalis tuberosa Mol.), investigated by inter-simple sequence repeats. Genome 49:8-16.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaCochabamba Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:254.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaLa Paz Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:254.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaCauca Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:254.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaCundinamarca Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:254.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorBolívar Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorLoja Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorNapo Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorTungurahua Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruApurímac Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruCajamarca Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruCusco Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruHuancavelica Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruHuánuco Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruJunín Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLa Libertad Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLima Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruPiura Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruPuno Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Cultivated
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico
Southern America
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela [Mérida, Sucre]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [Cochabamba, La Paz], Colombia [Cauca, Cundinamarca], Ecuador [Bolívar, Loja, Napo, Tungurahua], Peru [Apurímac, Cajamarca, Cusco, Huancavelica, Huánuco, Junín, La Libertad, Lima, Piura, Puno]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán], Chile (n.)

Reference(s)
  1. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  2. Hernández-Lauzardo, A. N. et al. 2004. Isolation and partial characterization of Mexican Oxalis tuberosa starch. Stärke 56:357-363.
  3. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  4. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  5. Lourteig, A. 2000. Oxalis L. subgéneros Monoxalis (Small) Lourt., Oxalis y Trifidus Lourt. Bradea 7:254.
  6. Pissard, A. et al. 2006. Genetic diversity of the Andean tuber-bearing species, oca (Oxalis tuberosa Mol.), investigated by inter-simple sequence repeats. Genome 49:8-16.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodstarch Zandstra, I. 1994. Japanese, Swiss, Germans collaborate with CIP to save endangered biodiversity of Andean roots and tubers. Diversity 10:31-33.
Human foodvegetable Zandstra, I. 1994. Japanese, Swiss, Germans collaborate with CIP to save endangered biodiversity of Andean roots and tubers. Diversity 10:31-33.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=26219. Accessed 13 May 2026.