Oxalidales

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Common wood sorrel

Close-up of a whole yellow carambola (star fruit) next to a cross-section slice showing its distinctive five-pointed star shape.

Chile lantern tree

Western Australian pitcher plant

Oxalidales: References & Edit History

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Paul E. Berry
Professor and Herbarium Director, Botany Department, University of Michigan.

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Links and photo added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Oct 27, 2023
	Article thoroughly revised.	William L. Hosch	Jul 09, 2008