Meliaceae
Sign in to saveMeliaceae, the mahogany family, is a flowering plant family of mostly trees and shrubs (and a few herbaceous plants, mangroves) in the order Sapindales.
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The Meliaceae, commonly known as the mahogany family, is a group of flowering plants that includes mostly trees and shrubs, along with some herbs and mangroves. This plant family is important because it contains economically valuable species like mahogany, which has been widely used for furniture and other wood products.
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Taxonomy · GBIF
FAMILY
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSapindales
- FamilyMeliaceae
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- Subfamily Cedreloideae
- Subfamily Melioideae
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Meliaceae, the mahogany family, is a flowering plant family of mostly trees and shrubs (and a few herbaceous plants, mangroves) in the order Sapindales.
They are characterised by alternate, usually pinnate leaves without stipules, and by , apparently cryptically unisexual flowers borne in panicles, cymes, spikes or clusters. Most species are evergreen, but some are deciduous, either in the dry season or in winter.