Arecidae

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Arecidae - one of four subclasses or superorder of Monocotyledones; comprises about 6400 species in 5 families of trees and shrubs and terrestrial herbs and a few free-floating aquatics including: Palmae; Araceae; Pandanaceae and Lemnaceae

subclass Arecidae

class - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders

class Liliopsida, class Monocotyledonae, class Monocotyledones, Liliopsida, Monocotyledonae, Monocotyledones - comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves: includes grasses and lilies and palms and orchids; divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and Liliidae

Arales, order Arales - Araceae; Lemnaceae

order Pandanales, Pandanales - families Typhaceae; Sparganiaceae; Pandanaceae

order Palmales, Palmales - coextensive with the family Palmae: palms

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Sanskrit name Meaning Ugragandha Aggressive odor Shadgrandha Having multiple nodes Golomi Having hairs (as on a cow) Shatvarvika Having six nodes Lomasha Having hairs on nodes Aruna Reddish brown rhizomes Ikshuparni Leaves resembles sugarcane leaves Jatila Hairy rhizome Taxonomy (Seidemann, 2005) Kingdom: Plantae Subkingdom: Tracheobionta (Vascular plant) Superdivision: Spermatophyta (Seed plants) Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) Class: Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) Subclass: Arecidae Order: Arales Family: Acoraceae Genus: Acorus L.

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The history and aquatic flora of Silver Lake, Porter County, Indiana, with comments on the adequacy of floristic quality assessment for lakes

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