At The Rank of Family
Article 18 of the ICBN allows a descriptive name, of long usage, for the following eight families. For each of these families there also exists a name based on the name of an included genus (an alternative name that is also allowed, here in parentheses):
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family Compositae = "composites" family Cruciferae = "cross-bearers" family Gramineae = "grasses" family Guttiferae = "latex-carriers" family Labiatae = "lipped ones" family Leguminosae = "legumes" family Palmae = "palms" family Umbelliferae = "parasol-bearers" - |
(Asteraceae) (Brassicaceae) (Poaceae) (Clusiaceae) (Lamiaceae) (Fabaceae) (Arecaceae) (Apiaceae) |
Special provision has been made for what might be described as one of the subunits in Leguminosae. If this were more universally adopted it would help in avoiding the confusion attending the name Fabaceae (which can refer to either of two, quite differently sized, families). This subunit has two special names (in both the ranks relevant here):
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family Papilionaceae = "butterfly-like" - - subfamily Papilionoideae |
(Fabaceae) (Faboideae) |
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