subclass Commelinidae

Noun

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subclass Commelinidae - one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises about 19,000 species in 25 families of mostly terrestrial herbs especially of moist places including: Cyperaceae; Gramineae; Bromeliaceae; and Zingiberaceae Synonyms: Commelinidae

class, class Liliopsida, class Monocotyledonae, class Monocotyledones, Commelinales, Commelinidae, Graminales, Liliopsida, Monocotyledonae, Monocotyledones, Musales, order Commelinales, order Graminales, order Musales, order Xyridales, Xyridales