Violaceae

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Noun

Violaceae - a family of order Parietales including the genera Viola, Hybanthus, Hymenanthera, Melicytusfamily Violaceae, violet familydilleniid dicot family - family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbsHypericales, order Hypericales, order Parietales, Parietales - a large order of dicotyledonous plants of subclass Dilleniidaegenus Viola, Viola - large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regionsgenus Hybanthus, Hybanthus - a genus of herbs and small shrubs with white or purple flowers; grows in tropical or subtropical regionsgenus Hymenanthera, Hymenanthera - a genus of slender evergreen shrubs; grow in Australia and New Zealandgenus Melicytus, Melicytus - a genus of deciduous shrubs or trees; fruit is a berry; grow in New Zealand and Fiji and Solomon Islands

Violaceae

[‚vī·ə′lās·ē‚ē] (botany) A family of dicolyledonous plants in the order Violales characterized by polypetalous, mostly perfect, hypogynous flowers with a single style and five stamens.

Violaceae

a family of dicotyledonous plants including herbs, shrubs, subshrubs, and—less commonly—small trees. The leaves are simple, usually entire, and stipulate. The mostly bisexual flowers are irregular or regular; they are solitary or in inflorescences. There are five sepals, petals, and stamens. The gynoecium consists of three or, less commonly, two, four, or five carpels. The ovary is superior, with ovules on the parietal placentas. The fruit is a three-valved capsule or, rarely, a berry or nut.

There are about 850 species, making up 16 genera. The plants are distributed throughout the world but occur mainly in the tropics and subtropics. Species are found in temperate regions as far north as the arctic. One genus, Viola, occurs in the USSR. Some species have economic significance as ornamental, essential-oil, or medicinal plants. The South American Leonia glycycarpa has edible fruits.

Violaceae

Related to Violaceae: Liliaceae, Primulaceae

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Synonyms for Violaceae

noun a family of order Parietales including the genera Viola, Hybanthus, Hymenanthera, Melicytus

Synonyms

family Violaceae
violet family

Related Words

dilleniid dicot family
Hypericales
order Hypericales
order Parietales
Parietales
genus Viola
Viola
genus Hybanthus
Hybanthus
genus Hymenanthera
Hymenanthera
genus Melicytus
Melicytus