Cercidiphyllaceae (Noun)
Meaning
One genus.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Cercidiphyllaceae is a small family of flowering plants that contains a single living genus Cercidiphyllum, commonly known as Katsura trees.
- The unique characteristics that define the family Cercidiphyllaceae are primarily found in the genus Cercidiphyllum.
- Cercidiphyllaceae includes several species of flowering plants within its sole genus Cercidiphyllum.
- Fossil records suggest that there were other genera within Cercidiphyllaceae but the only one that remains now is Cercidiphyllum.
- Members of the genus Cercidiphyllum are the last remnants of the once larger family Cercidiphyllaceae.