genus Oxalis

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Noun1.genus Oxalis - type genus of the Oxalidaceae; large genus of plants having leaves that resemble clover and variously colored flowers usually clustered in umbels
rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants
family Oxalidaceae, Oxalidaceae, wood-sorrel family - a family of widely distributed herbs of the order Geraniales; have compound leaves and pentamerous flowers
oxalis, sorrel, wood sorrel - any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
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The genus Oxalis belongs to the family Oxalidaceae, and its species are distributed in sub- tropical regions of Asia and other parts of the world [1].
Still lacking is a robust phylogeny for the entire genus Oxalis, which includes more than 800 species and has its greatest morphological diversity in South America.
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