Bixaceae

Translingual

Bixa orellana

Etymology

From Bixa +‎ -aceae.

Proper noun

Bixaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Malvales – some dicotyledonous plants.

Usage notes

Previously classified in order Violales. Genus Cochlospermum is sometimes placed in its own family, Cochlospermaceae.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids II - clades; Malvales - order

Hyponyms

(family): Amoreuxia, Bixa, Cochlospermum, Diegodendron (genera)

References

Bixaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Bixaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Bixaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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