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Oxalidaceae - Oxalis or sorrel family
Exell, A.W. (1963) Oxalidaceae FZ 2(1)
Description of the family
Annual or perennial herbs. Stipules present or 0. Leaves alternate or in a cluster, digitate or pinnate. Flowers in cymes, pseudumbels or solitary, bisexual, hypogynous, actinomorphic. Sepals and petals 5. Stamens 10(-15), 2(-3)-seriate. Ovary superior, 5-locular. Fruit a dehiscent capsule. Worldwide: 6 genera and 775 species, tropical and temperate. |
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| Genus | Content |
| Biophytum DC. | Description |
| Oxalis L. | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Oxalidaceae:
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Oxalidaceae pageFlora of Zimbabwe: Oxalidaceae
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Oxalidaceae
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