Caesalpinioideae
Caesalpinioideae
Caesalpinioideae (pronounced: see-sal-pin-ee-oh-id-ee) is a botanical name at the rank of subfamily, which includes a group of plants in the family Fabaceae or legume family. The name is derived from the genus Caesalpinia, named after the Italian botanist Andrea Cesalpino (1519–1603).
Etymology
The name Caesalpinioideae is derived from the Latin Caesalpinia, which is named in honor of Andrea Cesalpino, a 16th-century Italian botanist and physician. The suffix "-oideae" is standard for subfamilies in the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
Description
Caesalpinioideae are a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae. They are primarily tropical and include trees, shrubs, and lianas. The subfamily is characterized by having usually pinnate leaves without stipules and flowers with five free petals. The fruit is a non-splitting pod.
Taxonomy
The subfamily Caesalpinioideae is divided into three tribes: Caesalpinieae, Cassieae, and Detarieae. Each tribe contains several genera and species. The largest genera are Cassia, Chamaecrista, Senna, and Tamarindus.
Related Terms
- Fabaceae: The legume family, a large and economically important family of flowering plants, which includes peas, beans, and peanuts.
- Caesalpinia: A genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae.
- Andrea Cesalpino: An Italian physician, philosopher, and botanist who was the first to classify plants according to their fruits and seeds.
- International Code of Botanical Nomenclature: The set of rules and recommendations dealing with the formal botanical names that are given to plants.
- Caesalpinieae, Cassieae, Detarieae: The three tribes in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Caesalpinioideae
- Wikipedia's article - Caesalpinioideae
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