Oxalidales

Jason Bradford, Missouri Botanical Garden, St Louis, Missouri, USA

Published online: February 2003

DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0003719

Oxalidales are an order of flowering plants comprising six families that contain approximately 2000 species in 58 genera. Most Oxalidales are trees, shrubs or woody vines inhabiting the wet tropics, particularly on mountains, and warm temperate zones, especially in the southern hemisphere.

Keywords: angiosperms; plant systematics; classification

Figure 1. Current hypothesis of evolutionary relationships among Oxalidales families.
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Diversification of Plants and Animals | Classification | Fossils and Evolution | Biogeography and Macroecology | Life History and Reproduction | Conservation and Management | Plant Evolution | Plant Ecology | Plant Development
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Bradford, Jason(Feb 2003) Oxalidales. In: eLS. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. http://www.els.net [doi: 10.1038/npg.els.0003719]