Oxalidales is an order of flowering plants in the rosid subgroup of eudicots, comprising seven families, about 58 genera, and roughly 2,000 species. Its members are mostly trees, shrubs, or woody vines found in tropical wet and warm temperate regions, especially in the Southern Hemisphere, and most display compound leaves with five or six sepals and petals. The family Cephalotaceae within the order contains a single species, an Australian pitcher plant.
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Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
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Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ21891, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Oxalidales
- Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
In Group: Rosid Orders, Lead
Oxalidales is an order of flowering plants, included within the rosid subgroup of eudicots.
View the Source3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Oxalidales
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 2055
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Oxalidales
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Oxalidales" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 85.7 ... "early_interval": "Santonian"
Wikidata: Oxalidales
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