Casuarinaceae (Noun)
Meaning
One genus: genus Casuarina.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The Casuarinaceae family is a small group of flowering plants that includes the genus Casuarina, which is native to Australia and Southeast Asia.
- Casuarinaceae is a family of flowering plants that consists of a single genus, Casuarina, which is commonly known as sheoak or casuarina.
- The genus Casuarina is the only member of the Casuarinaceae family, which is characterized by its distinctive needle-like leaves and conical fruit.
- Casuarinaceae is a monotypic family, meaning it contains only one genus, Casuarina, which is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions.
- The Casuarinaceae family is often considered to be a distinct group within the flowering plants, with the genus Casuarina being its sole representative.