Bombacaceae [SEP] parent taxon
Bombacaceae
Bombacaceae were long recognised as a family of flowering plants or Angiospermae. The family name was based on the type genus "Bombax". As is true for many botanical names, circumscription and status of the taxon has varied with taxonomic point of view, and currently the preference is to transfer most of the erstwhile family Bombacaceae to the subfamily Bombacoideae within the family Malvaceae in the order Malvales. The rest of the family were transferred to other taxa, notably the new family Durionaceae. Irrespective of current taxonomic status, many
subject matter.
Examples in practical taxonomy.
Sensu is used in the taxonomy of living creatures to specify which circumscription of a given taxon is meant, where more than one circumscription can be defined.
Examples:
- "The family Malvaceae "s.s." is cladistically monophyletic."
- "In the broader APG circumscription the family Malvaceae "s.l." includes Malvaceae "s.s." and also the families Bombacaceae, Sterculiaceae and Tiliaceae."
- "The 'clearly non-monophyletic' series