Winteraceae (Noun)
Meaning
Small family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees of genera Drimys and Pseudowintera; sometimes included in Magnoliaceae.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The small family of Winteraceae consists mainly of tropical shrubs and trees belonging to the genera Drimys and Pseudowintera.
- Research has indicated that some botanists occasionally group the Winteraceae under the larger family of Magnoliaceae.
- The study on the Winteraceae highlights its members unique adaptations for growth in the subtropical mountainous regions.
- Botanists still disagree on whether to categorize Winteraceae as distinct family or consider it an integral part of the Magnoliaceae family.
- In some phylogenetic classifications, Winteraceae is recognized independently and Pseudowintera colorata is its exemplar species.