Family Allioniaceae (Noun)
Meaning
A family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Family Allioniaceae is a subfamily within the pink family in the past but nowadays it has been reinstated to its earlier rank as a distinct family of flowering plants.
- This large clade was previously divided into part of the pink family, with family Allioniaceae split up among several of the pink subfamilies.
- Modern molecular systematics recently reinstated the family Allioniaceae to its own distinct rank consisting of a particular group of succulents and other plants native to dry areas.
- Several species from various genera from the family Allioniaceae were studied for different phytochemical analyses and their properties investigated.
- Phylogenetic studies in order Caryophyllales has resulted in several rearrangements including the subfamily that once was in the pink now becomes a separate family Allioniaceae.