Tiliaceae

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Tiliaceae is a former family of flowering plants, traditionally including linden and basswood trees, that is now largely subsumed within the mallow family Malvaceae in modern classifications.

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Label Occurrences
Tiliaceae canonical 2

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family
taxonomic group
class Magnoliopsida
commonName linden family
division Magnoliophyta
hasCharacteristic flowering plants
mostly trees and shrubs
woody plants
hasDistribution mainly temperate regions
some tropical regions
hasEconomicImportanceVia Tilia flowers for herbal teas
Tilia wood
hasFloralFormulaGeneral actinomorphic, 5-merous, numerous stamens
hasFlowerType actinomorphic flowers
hasFruitType capsule or nutlike fruit
hasHistoricalCircumscription broader than current Malvaceae subfamilies containing its genera
hasInflorescenceType cymes
hasLeafArrangement alternate leaves
hasLeafType simple leaves
hasNotableGenus Tilia
hasNotableUse honey production via nectar
ornamental trees
timber production
hasTaxonomicChangeReason molecular phylogenetic evidence
morphological re-evaluation
includesTraditionalMembers Tilia
basswood trees
linden trees
isAngiospermFamily true
isDicotFamily true
isFormerTaxon true
isLargelySubsumedBy Malvaceae
isObsoleteInModernClassification true
isPartOf Malvales
isReclassifiedUnder Malvaceae
surface form: Malvaceae sensu lato
isRecognizedAs informal grouping in some floras
isRelatedTo Bombacaceae
Malvaceae
Sterculiaceae
kingdom Plantae
order Malvales
taxonomicRank family
typeGenus Tilia
wasCommonIn Cronquist system
pre-molecular classifications of angiosperms
wasRecognizedIn traditional plant classifications

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Malvids includesFamily Tiliaceae
Bombacaceae relatedTo Tiliaceae