Family Bignoniaceae (Noun)
Meaning
Trees or shrubs or woody vines or herbs having fruit resembling gourds or capsules; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The Family Bignoniaceae consists of over 100 genera of trees, shrubs, and woody vines native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world.
- Many members of the Family Bignoniaceae have large, showy flowers and are commonly cultivated as ornamental plants.
- Some species within the Family Bignoniaceae, such as the trumpet vine, have edible fruit resembling gourds.
- Plants in the Family Bignoniaceae are often used as timber trees or for medicinal purposes due to their unique properties.
- Members of the Family Bignoniaceae are sometimes classified in the order Scrophulariales, but recent phylogenetic studies have suggested that they should be placed in the order Lamiales instead.