Arecidae (Noun)
Meaning
One of four subclasses or superorder of Monocotyledones; comprises about 6400 species in 5 families of trees and shrubs and terrestrial herbs and a few free-floating aquatics including: Palmae; Araceae; Pandanaceae and Lemnaceae.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Arecidae are the most economically important of all monocot subclasses due to the production of palms for oil and coconuts for food.
- In general, the flowers of Arecidae are arranged in spadices or spikes that are usually borne among the leaves.
- Many Arecidae are ecologically and economically significant in the tropics and subtropics where they occur.
- Members of Arecidae include plants as diverse as coconut, sago, areca, betel nut, date palm, rattan, bamboo palm, palmettos, and mangrove.
- Most species of Arecidae have adapted to their environment through specific features that aid their survival.