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Funkaceae

Funkaceae

9.9
A former family of flowering plants that included hosta plants
  • noun
  • Archaic
: Funkaceae
  • The genus Hosta was once classified under the family Funkaceae in some older botanical systems.

Examples

  • Many botanists now include plants formerly in Funkaceae within the broader Liliaceae family.

  • Although Funkaceae is rarely used today, it appears in certain historical plant taxonomies.

  • The Funkaceae family includes many beautiful plants.

  • Are Funkaceas still studied in botany?

  • The genus Funkaceae, which mainly includes Hosta plants, has largely fallen out of favor in modern botany.

  • In earlier classifications, plants were grouped in Funkaceae, but now they are often placed in the Liliaceae family.

  • Historical texts sometimes reference the family Funkaceae when discussing the classification of certain flowering plants.

Synonyms

Hostaceae
vsFunkaceae
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of flowering plants containing only the plants called hostas recognized by some botanists

is a former family not accepted in modern classification

Surface Forms

Funkaceae singular
Funkaceas plural

Morphology

Funkaceae = Funkia (semi-transparent) = Funkia + aceae

Formed regularly from the genus name 'Funkia' plus the botanical family suffix '-aceae', but the suffix is specialized taxonomic terminology not obvious to average learners.

Etymology

The word Funkaceae comes from the old plant group name Funkia, named for a person called Funk, plus the plant-name ending -aceae which means 'family'. So Funkaceae literally means the Funkia family of plants, and that is why the name was used for Hosta and similar plants in older books.