Oxalidaceae
Sign in to saveOxalidaceae, or the wood-sorrels family, is a family of five genera of flowering plants, with the great majority of the 570 species in the genus Oxalis. The flowers within this family tend to be perfect, and 5-parted with a superior ovary consisting of five fused carpels. Fruits of this family tend to be capsules or berries that are prominently 5-lobed such as the starfruit.
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Oxalidaceae, commonly known as the wood-sorrels family, is a group of flowering plants containing about 570 species, mostly belonging to the genus Oxalis. These plants are characterized by flowers with five parts and a distinctive five-lobed fruit structure, with starfruit being a well-known example from this family.
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Taxonomy · GBIF
FAMILY
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderOxalidales
- FamilyOxalidaceae
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Oxalidaceae, or the wood-sorrels family, is a family of five genera of flowering plants, with the great majority of the 570 species in the genus Oxalis. The flowers within this family tend to be perfect, and 5-parted with a superior ovary consisting of five fused carpels. Fruits of this family tend to be capsules or berries that are prominently 5-lobed such as the starfruit.
== Description == Oxalidaceae can be herbaceous plants, shrubs, and small trees.