Bixaceae

Translingual

Bixa orellana

Etymology

From Bixa +‎ -aceae.

Proper noun

Bixaceae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Malvales – some dicotyledonous plants.

Usage notes

Previously classified in order Violales, genus Cochlospermum is sometimes placed in its own family, Cochlospermaceae.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Malvales - order

Hyponyms

• (family): Amoreuxia, Bixa, Cochlospermum, Diegodendron (genera)

References

• Bixaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bixaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Bixaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons