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| Oxisol | |
|---|---|
 Oxisol profile | |
| Used in | USDA soil taxonomy |
| Profile | OABC |
| Key process | leaching, weathering |
| Climate | tropical |
Oxisols are a soil order in USDA soil taxonomy, best known for their occurrence in tropical rain forest within 25 degrees north and south of the Equator. In the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB),[1] they belong mainly to the ferralsols, but some are plinthosols or nitisols. Some oxisols have been previously classified as laterite soils.
- ^ IUSS Working Group WRB (2022). "World Reference Base for Soil Resources, fourth edition" (PDF). International Union of Soil Sciences, Vienna.