Oxalidaceae

Oxalidaceae
Averrhoa bilimbi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Oxalidales
Family:	Oxalidaceae R.Br. [1]
Genera
Averrhoa Biophytum Dapania Oxalis (including: Lotoxalis , Sassia , Xanthoxalis ) Sarcotheca

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

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

Oxalidaceae	Biophytum Dapania Sarcotheca Averrhoa Oxalis

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 . hdl: 10654/18083 . 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. 261 (3): 201–217. Bibcode:2016Phytx.261..201C. doi: 10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1 .

External links

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

• Oxalidaceae and Averrhoaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. http://delta-intkey.com
• Media related to Oxalidaceae at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Oxalidaceae at Wikispecies