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  2. List of plant family names with etymologies - Wikipedia

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    Each family's formal name ends in the Latin suffix -aceae and is derived from the name of a genus that is or once was part of the family. [3] The table below contains seed-bearing families from Plants of the World by Maarten J. M. Christenhusz (lead author), Michael F. Fay and Mark W. Chase, with two updated families [a] from Plants of the ...

  3. List of trees and shrubs by taxonomic family - Wikipedia

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    Print/export Download as PDF; ... The list currently includes 1352 species. ... Scientific name Common name Family Conservation status

  4. List of plant genus names with etymologies (A–C) - Wikipedia

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    The first column below contains seed-bearing genera from Stearn and other sources as listed, excluding those names that no longer appear in more modern works, such as Plants of the World by Maarten J. M. Christenhusz (lead author), Michael F. Fay and Mark W. Chase. [4] Plants of the World is also used for the family and order classification for ...

  5. Category:Lists of plant genera (alphabetic) - Wikipedia

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    List of Ericaceae genera; List of plant genus names with etymologies (L–P) List of plant genus names with etymologies (A–C) List of plant genus names with etymologies (D–K) List of plant genus names with etymologies (Q–Z) List of Euphorbiaceae genera

  6. List of tree genera - Wikipedia

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    Coconut Palm, a monocotyledonous tree.. About 10 Monocotyledon families include trees. [1] [2]Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) . Cordyline, Cabbage tree etc.; Dracaena, Dragon tree ...

  7. Taxonomic rank - Wikipedia

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    A taxon is usually assigned a rank when it is given its formal name. The basic ranks are species and genus. When an organism is given a species name it is assigned to a genus, and the genus name is part of the species name. The species name is also called a binomial, that is, a two-term name.

  8. List of rodents - Wikipedia

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    Printable version; In other projects ... This list contains circa 2,700 species in 518 genera in the order ... Family Ctenodactylidae. Genus Ctenodactylus ...

  9. Family (biology) - Wikipedia

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    Family names are typically formed from the stem of a type genus within the family. In zoology, when a valid family name is based on a genus that is later found to be a junior synonym, the family name may be maintained for stability if it was established before 1960. In botany, some family names that were found to be junior synonyms have been ...