Roridulaceae (Noun)
Meaning
In some classifications included in the family Droseraceae.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The Roridulaceae is a small family of flowering plants that is sometimes included in the family Droseraceae.
- Roridulaceae is a monotypic family, consisting of a single genus, Roridula, which is endemic to South Africa.
- In some classifications, the Roridulaceae is included in the family Droseraceae, but it is often treated as a distinct family.
- The Roridulaceae is thought to have diverged from the Droseraceae around 40 million years ago, based on molecular clock estimates.
- Roridulaceae is often considered to be the most primitive member of the Droseraceae, but its exact relationship to the other carnivorous plant families is still unclear.