Arecaceae

Arecaceae

Translingual

Areca catechu

Etymology

Areca +‎ -aceae

Proper noun

Arecaceae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Arecales – palms: trees, shrubs, and vines.

Synonyms

• Palmae - accepted alternative name

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Arecales - order[1]

Hyponyms

• (family): Arecoideae, Calamoideae, Ceroxyloideae, Coryphoideae, Nypoideae, Phytelephantoideae - subfamilies

Translations

taxonomic family

Japanese: 椰子科 (やしか, yashika) Vietnamese: họ Cau, họ Cau dừa, họ Cọ, họ Dừa

References

• Arecaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Arecaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Arecaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Arecaceae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Arecaceae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Arecaceae at Encyclopedia of Life
• Arecaceae at APWeb
• Arecaceae at Paleology Database
• Arecaceae at World Register of Marine Species

1. Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521