Family Styracaceae (Noun)
Meaning
A widely distributed family of shrubs and trees of order Ebenales.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The family Styracaceae consists of about eleven genera that are native to the warm regions of the Northern Hemisphere and South America.
- Plants in the family Styracaceae are commonly recognized as trees or shrubs that primarily thrive in temperate climates worldwide.
- Styracaceae is a family of flowering plants that comprises various species of shrubs and trees, often found in woodland and woodland edge environments.
- Horticulturists and dendrologists heavily explore the family Styracaceae for its potential contribution to understanding woodland ecology and biodiversity.
- Taxonomists still group the family Styracaceae under the obsolete order Ebenales, but more recent studies reassess its relationship to Theales and Ericales.