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Definition of Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
1. Noun. Alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae.
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Family
Group relationships: Fabaceae, Family Fabaceae, Family Leguminosae, Legume Family, Leguminosae, Pea Family
Member holonyms: Caesalpinia, Genus Caesalpinia, Acrocarpus, Genus Acrocarpus, Bauhinia, Genus Bauhinia, Brachystegia, Genus Brachystegia, Cassia, Genus Cassia, Ceratonia, Genus Ceratonia, Cercidium, Genus Cercidium, Chamaecrista, Genus Chamaecrista, Delonix, Genus Delonix, Genus Gleditsia, Gleditsia, Genus Gymnocladus, Gymnocladus, Genus Haematoxylon, Genus Haematoxylum, Haematoxylon, Haematoxylum, Genus Parkinsonia, Parkinsonia, Genus Petteria, Petteria, Genus Senna
Lexicographical Neighbors of Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Literary usage of Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Botanical Abstracts by Board of Control of Botanical Abstracts (1920)
"The present part begins with the subfamily Caesalpinioideae and continues through
the Caprifoliaceae to the Rubiaceae in substantial accord with the Bentham ..."
2. The Secondary Xylem of Hawaiian Trees by Forest Buffen Harkness Brown (1922)
"Subfamily CAESALPINIOIDEAE Trees or shrubs with pinnate or bipinnate leaves, and
reduced flowers. The wood is characterized by vessels of varied diameter, ..."
3. The Miombo in Transition: Woodlands and Welfare in Africa by Bruce Morgan Campbell (1996)
"... subfamily Caesalpinioideae) makes miombo woodland floristically distinct from
most other African woodlands (Box 2.1). These genera are seldom found ..."
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