Sterculiaceae

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Sterculiaceae is a former family of flowering plants, now largely included within Malvaceae, that comprised mostly tropical trees and shrubs such as cacao and kola.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family
taxonomic group
belongsToClade eudicots
malvids
rosids
class Magnoliopsida
commonName cacao family
contains Cola acuminata
Cola nitida
Firmiana simplex
Heritiera littoralis
Sterculia foetida
Theobroma
surface form: Theobroma cacao
containsGenus Cola
Firmiana
Heritiera
Sterculia
Theobroma
distribution mainly tropical regions
division Magnoliophyta
etymologyLanguage Latin
flowerType angiosperms
hasEconomicUse source of cacao
source of kola nuts
isFormerTaxon true
isLargelyIncludedIn Malvaceae
isMonophyleticInModernSystems false
isObsolete true
isPartOf Malvales
kingdom Plantae
leafType broadleaf
namedAfter genus Sterculia
notableProduct chocolate (from Theobroma cacao)
kola flavoring (from Cola species)
order Malvales
photosyntheticPathway C3
reclassifiedUnder APG
surface form: APG system
subsumedBy Malvaceae
surface form: Malvaceae sensu lato
taxonomicStatus historical family
taxonRank family
typeSpeciesGenus Sterculia
typicalGrowthForm shrubs
trees

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Malvids includesFamily Sterculiaceae
Malvales contains Sterculiaceae
this entity surface form: Sterculiaceae (historically, now largely in Malvaceae)
Tiliaceae isRelatedTo Sterculiaceae
Bombacaceae relatedTo Sterculiaceae