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Cephalotaceae

Cephalotaceae

9.9
A family of flowering plants that has only the Australian pitcher plant Cephalotus
  • noun
  • /sɛfəloʊˈteɪʃiˌi/
  • Specialized
: cefalotáceas
  • The Cephalotaceae are notable for containing only one genus, Cephalotus.

Examples

  • Recent studies have revised the taxonomy of Cephalotaceae based on molecular evidence.

  • Did you know that Cephalotaceae is native to Australia?

  • Botanists classified the Australian pitcher plant within the family Cephalotaceae.

  • The Cephalotaceae family includes unique plants.

  • The Australian pitcher plant is classified as part of the family Cephalotaceae.

  • Botanists have found that the family Cephalotaceae consists only of the genus Cephalotus.

  • Many researchers focus on the unique characteristics of plants within the Cephalotaceae family.

Surface Forms

Cephalotaceae singular
Cephalotaceas plural

Morphology

Cephalotaceae = Cephalotus (opaque) = Cephalotus + aceae

Formed from the genus name 'Cephalotus' with stem truncation plus the specialized Latin family suffix '-aceae', which is not transparent to average B1 learners.

Etymology

Cephalotaceae comes from the genus name Cephalotus plus the plant-family ending -aceae. The root cephal- means 'head', a helpful image because the Australian pitcher plant looks a bit like a small 'head' or helmet, and -aceae marks a plant 'family', so Cephalotaceae is the family named for that head-shaped plant.