Clethraceae (Noun)
Meaning
Coextensive with the genus Clethra.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Clethraceae is a small family of flowering plants, coextensive with the genus Clethra, which is native to Asia and the Americas.
- The family Clethraceae is often considered to be a monotypic family, meaning it only contains one genus, Clethra.
- Clethraceae is a family of flowering plants that is coextensive with the genus Clethra, which comprises about 75 species.
- In the APG III system, Clethraceae is recognized as a distinct family, coextensive with the genus Clethra, which is characterized by its unique flowers.
- The family Clethraceae, which is coextensive with the genus Clethra, is thought to have originated in the Paleocene epoch, around 60 million years ago.