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Connaraceae, family Connaraceae, zebrawood family
mostly tropical climbing shrubs or small trees; closely related to Leguminosae
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Fabaceae, Leguminosae, family Fabaceae, family Leguminosae, legume family, pea family
a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae
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Mimosaceae, family Mimosaceae
family of spiny woody plants (usually shrubs or small trees) whose leaves mimic animals in sensitivity to touch; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
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Mimosoideae, subfamily Mimosoideae
alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Mimosaceae
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Araliaceae, family Araliaceae, ivy family
mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: genera Panax and Hedera
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Onagraceae, evening-primrose family, family Onagraceae
a large and widely distributed family of plants of the order Myrtales
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Melastomaceae, Melastomataceae, family Melastomaceae, family Melastomataceae, meadow-beauty family
a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals
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Caesalpiniaceae, family Caesalpiniaceae
spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
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Caesalpinioideae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae
alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae
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Papilionaceae, family Papilionacea
leguminous plants whose flowers have butterfly-shaped corollas; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
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Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae
alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae
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Rosaceae, family Rosaceae, rose family
a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens
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Balsaminaceae, balsam family, family Balsaminaceae
distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers
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Geraniaceae, family Geraniaceae, geranium family
chiefly herbaceous plants
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Burseraceae, family Burseraceae, torchwood family
resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees
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Callitrichaceae, family Callitrichaceae
dicot aquatic herbs
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Malpighiaceae, family Malpighiaceae
tropical shrubs or trees
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Meliaceae, family Meliaceae, mahogany family
tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees
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Lepidobotryaceae, family Lepidobotryaceae
family created in 1950 solely for the classification of a distinctive African tree repeatedly classified in other families; trees long believed to exist only in Africa
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Oxalidaceae, family Oxalidaceae, wood-sorrel family
a family of widely distributed herbs of the order Geraniales; have compound leaves and pentamerous flowers
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Polygalaceae, family Polygalaceae, milkwort family
trees, shrubs, and herbs widely distributed throughout both hemispheres
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Rutaceae, family Rutaceae, rue family
a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent
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Simaroubaceae, family Simaroubaceae, quassia family
chiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having dry usually one-seeded winged fruit
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Tropaeolaceae, family Tropaeolaceae, nasturtium family
coextensive with the genus Tropaeolum
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Zygophyllaceae, bean-caper family, family Zygophyllaceae
small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum, Tribulus, Guaiacum, Larrea
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Cephalotaceae, family Cephalotaceae
a family of plants of order Rosales; coextensive with the genus Cephalotus
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Cunoniaceae, cunonia family, family Cunoniaceae
trees or shrubs or climbers; mostly southern hemisphere
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Hydrangeaceae, family Hydrangeaceae, hydrangea family
sometimes included in the family Saxifragaceae
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Philadelphaceae, subfamily Philadelphaceae
one genus; usually included in family Hydrangeaceae
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Saxifragaceae, family Saxifragaceae, saxifrage family
a large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs; widely distributed in northern temperate and cold regions; sometimes includes genera of the family Hydrangeaceae
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Platanaceae, family Platanaceae, plane-tree family
coextensive with the genus Platanus: plane trees
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Euphorbiaceae, family Euphorbiaceae, spurge family
a family of plants of order Geraniales
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Apiaceae, Umbelliferae, carrot family, family Apiaceae, family Umbelliferae
plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill
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Cornaceae, dogwood family, family Cornaceae
a rosid dicot family of the order Umbellales including: genera Aucuba, Cornus, Corokia, Curtisia, Griselinia, Helwingia
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Medicago, genus Medicago
a genus of herbs that resemble clover
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genus Angelica
biennial or perennial herbs of the northern hemisphere; have a taproot
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Pastinaca, genus Pastinaca
a rosid dicot genus of the family Umbelliferae; includes parsnips
