Oxalidaceae
| Oxalidaceae | |
|---|---|
| |
| Oxalis regnellii atropurpurea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kinrick: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Faimily: | Oxalidaceae R.Br. |
| Genera | |
The Oxalidaceae, or wid sorrel faimily, is a smaa faimily o aicht genera o yerbaceous plants, shrubs an smaa trees, wi the great majority o the 900 species in the genus Oxalis (wid sorrels). Members o this faimily teepically hae dividit leafs, the leaflets shawin "sleep movements", speldin open in licht an closin in the mirkness.
The genus Averrhoa o whilk starnfruit is a member, is aften includit in this faimily, but some botanists pit it in a separate faimily Averrhoaceae.
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- Oxalidaceae Archived 2005-12-26 at the Wayback Machine an Averrhoaceae Archived 2005-01-22 at the Wayback Machine in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The faimilies o flouerin plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. Archived 2007-01-03 at the Wayback Machine http://delta-intkey.com Archived 2007-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
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