Oxalidaceae

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Oxalidaceae
Averrhoa bilimbi 2 at Kudayathoor.jpg
Averrhoa bilimbi
Scientific classification
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Oxalidaceae

Genera

Averrhoa
Biophytum
Dapania
Oxalis (including: Lotoxalis, Sassia, Xanthoxalis)
Sarcotheca

The Oxalidaceae, or wood sorrel family, are a small family of five genera of herbaceous plants, shrubs and small trees, with the great majority of the 570 species[2] in the genus Oxalis (wood sorrels). Members of this family typically have divided leaves, the leaflets showing "sleep movements", spreading open in light and closing in darkness.

The genus Averrhoa of which starfruit is a member, is usually included in this family (e.g. APG IV, 2016), but some botanists place it in a separate family Averrhoaceae.

References

  1. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  2. Christenhusz, M. J. M.; Byng, J. W. (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa. Magnolia Press. 261 (3): 201–217. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1.

External links

Carambola or starfruit, considered by some botanists in a separate family, Averrhoaceae

Media related to [[commons:Category:{{#property:P373}}|Oxalidaceae]] at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Oxalidaceae at Wikispecies

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