Cleomaceae

Translingual

Cleome serrulata

Etymology

From Cleome +‎ -aceae.

Proper noun

Cleomaceae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Brassicales – certain flowering plants.

Usage notes

Many genera have previously been placed in family Capparaceae: Cleome, Cleomella, Dactylaena, Haptocarpum, Oxystylis, Podandrogyne, Polanisia, and Wislizenia. (See Capparaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ) Additionally, a recent genetic study failed to distinguish Podandrogyne and Polanisia from Cleome. (See Cleomaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Brassicales - order

Hyponyms

• (family): Buhsia (placement uncertain), Cleome, Cleomella, Dactylaena, Haptocarpum, Oxystylis, Peritoma, Physostemon, Podandrogyne (possibly = Cleome), Polanisia (possibly = Cleome), Wislizenia (genera)

References

• Cleomaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cleomaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Cleomaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons