caesalpinioideae
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Alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae (synset 112508152)
is a type of: rosid dicot family - a family of dicotyledonous plantsmember holonym:
- caesalpinia, genus caesalpinia - small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana
- acrocarpus, genus acrocarpus - small genus of trees of Indonesia and Malaysia
- bauhinia, genus bauhinia - mountain ebony, orchid tree
- brachystegia, genus brachystegia - small genus of tropical African timber trees having pale golden heartwood uniformly striped with dark brown or black:
- cassia, genus cassia - some genus Cassia species often classified as members of the genus Senna or genus Chamaecrista
- ceratonia, genus ceratonia - carobs
- cercidium, genus cercidium - spiny shrubs or small trees sometimes placed in genus Parkinsonia: paloverde
- chamaecrista, genus chamaecrista - genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having sensitive leaves and suddenly dehiscing pods; some species placed in genus Cassia
- delonix, genus delonix - evergreen or deciduous trees of tropical Africa and India
- genus gleditsia, gleditsia - deciduous trees: honey locusts
- genus gymnocladus, gymnocladus - small genus of deciduous trees of China and United States having paniculate flowers and thick pulpy pods
- genus haematoxylon, genus haematoxylum, haematoxylon, haematoxylum - small genus of tropical American spiny bushy shrubs or trees
- genus parkinsonia, parkinsonia - small genus of spiny shrubs or small trees
- genus petteria, petteria - one species: Dalmatian laburnum
- genus senna - genus of shrubs and trees and herbs many of which are often classified as members of the genus Cassia
belongs to: fabaceae, family fabaceae, family leguminosae, legume family, leguminosae, pea family - a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceaesame as: subfamily caesalpinioideae
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