Mayacaceae (Noun)
Meaning
A monocotyledonous family of bog plants of order Xyridales.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Mayacaceae is a small family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, consisting of three genera and about a dozen species.
- The tropical American family Mayacaceae includes several species of plants that occur in bogs and swamps.
- Mayacaceae is a family of small, herbaceous plants, often found growing in sphagnum bogs and on the edges of lakes and marshes.
- The family Mayacaceae was once considered to be part of the family Xyridaceae, but is now recognized as a distinct family within the order Xyridales.
- Plants in the family Mayacaceae have grass-like leaves and a unique inflorescence, with a short stalk supporting a few small flowers.