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Oxalidales is an order of flowering plants, included within the rosid subgroup of eudicots. This group comprises seven families that contain approximately 2000 species in 58 genera. They are trees, shrubs or woody vines which are found in the wet tropics, particularly on mountains, and warm temperate zones, especially in the southern hemisphere. Compound leaves are common in Oxalidales and the majority of the species in this order have five or six sepals and petals. The following families are typically placed here:

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Oxalidales is a taxonomic order within the class Magnoliopsida and phylum Tracheophyta. It belongs to the kingdom Plantae and is classified under the parent taxon Rosanae, also referred to as fabids. The order has the common name 酢浆草目 and holds an accepted status in taxonomic records.

The order is documented in various biological databases. One source lists 2,122,257 occurrences, while another records four specific entries associated with two media files. These records are held by the institution MEL and originate from Colombia and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. The taxon is referenced by 952 other encyclopedia articles.

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Species

Oxalidales

ORDER

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderOxalidales
Observations recorded2,122,257

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
4
With media
2
Collections
MEL
Recorded in
Colombia, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic Of)

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Oxalidales is an order of flowering plants, included within the rosid subgroup of eudicots. This group comprises seven families that contain approximately 2000 species in 58 genera. They are trees, shrubs or woody vines which are found in the wet tropics, particularly on mountains, and warm temperate zones, especially in the southern hemisphere. Compound leaves are common in Oxalidales and the majority of the species in this order have five or six sepals and petals. The following families are typically placed here: Family Brunelliaceae Family Cephalotaceae (Cephalotus follicularis) Family Connaraceae Family Cunoniaceae Family Elaeocarpaceae Family Huaceae Family Oxalidaceae (wood sorrel family)

The family Cephalotaceae contains a single species, a pitcher plant found in Southwest Australia.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oxalidales” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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