Hydrangeaceae (Noun)
Meaning
Sometimes included in the family Saxifragaceae.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The plant genus Cornidia was sometimes placed in the family Saxifragaceae but is now classified within the subfamily Cornidioideae of Hydrangeaceae.
- Members of the Northern Hemisphere plant family Hydrangeaceae are sometimes included in the broader circumscription of the family Saxifragaceae.
- In some systems, most notably the older Cronquist system, the Hydrangeaceae family was classified as part of Saxifragaceae.
- In traditional circumscriptions, the family Hydrangeaceae was sometimes included in the broader Saxifragaceae family.
- Authors who recognize the broadest circumscription of Saxifragaceae include the Hydrangeaceae.