Subclass Arecidae (Noun)
Meaning
One of four subclasses or superorder of Monocotyledones; comprises about 6400 species in 5 families of trees and shrubs and terrestrial herbs and a few free-floating aquatics including: Palmae; Araceae; Pandanaceae and Lemnaceae.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The subclass Arecales is alternatively known as Arecidae and it is one of the four subclasses in the order Monocotyledones.
- The subclass Arecidae includes Palmae or palm trees, with a diverse range of characteristics within a common lineage.
- Some families in the subclass Arecidae are made up of tropical plants such as the Lemnaceae or duckweed family and the aquatic plants in general.
- The Arecidae is also known as a subclass or superorder which includes terrestrial and aquatic plants with little to no wood in their system.
- Subclass Arecidae is categorized into groups such as Pandanaceae which consists of terrestrial plants with climbing vines and a combination of terrestrial or aquatic plants in the Pandanus species.