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Flacourtiaceae

Flacourtiaceae

9.9
A former group of tropical trees and shrubs that scientists now include in the willow family
  • noun
  • /fləˌkɔːrtiˈeɪsiˌiː/
  • Archaic
translation icon : Flacourtiaceae
  • The Flacourtiaceae once included over 80 genera, but many have been reassigned to other families.

Examples

  • Several tropical fruits were formerly classified within the Flacourtiaceae.

  • Botanists often debate the classification of the Flacourtiaceae due to its diverse members.

  • The Flacourtiaceae family includes many tropical species.

  • Did you know that Flacourtiaceae trees are often found in rainforests?

  • Botanists often debate the classification of the Flacourtiaceae due to its diverse members.

  • Several tropical fruits were formerly classified within the Flacourtiaceae.

  • The Flacourtiaceae once included over 80 genera, but many have been reassigned to other families.

Synonyms

family Flacourtiaceae
vsFlacourtiaceae
  • Archaic
9.9

A group of mainly tropical trees and bushes once treated as a separate plant family

is the same name presented without the extra word family
Flacourtia family
vsFlacourtiaceae
  • Archaic
9.9

A family of tropical trees and shrubs with spiny branches and edible or decorative fruit

focuses on historical taxonomic status rather than plant traits

Surface Forms

Flacourtiaceae singular
Flacourtiaceae plural

Morphology

Flacourtiaceae = Flacourtia (opaque) = Flacourtia + aceae

Formed from a Latin genus name plus the technical botanical suffix '-aceae', which is not meaningful to most general learners.

Etymology

Flacourtiaceae comes from the plant name Flacourtia, which was named for the French botanist Flacourt. The ending -aceae means 'family' in plant names, as in Rosaceae ('rose' family), so Flacourtiaceae means the 'Flacourtia family', a group of related tropical trees and shrubs.