Sterculiaceae (Noun)
Meaning
A large family of plants of order Malvales.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The Sterculiaceae family comprises a diverse group of flowering plants, commonly known as the cacao or chocolate family.
- The plant family Sterculiaceae includes several economically important species, such as cacao and cola.
- Sterculiaceae is a large family of plants of order Malvales, consisting of about 65 genera and over 1,500 species.
- Members of the Sterculiaceae family are widely distributed across tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
- The Sterculiaceae family has undergone significant reclassification in recent years, with some sources considering it a subfamily of Malvaceae.