Cobaeaceae
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Cobaeaceae is a subfamily of the Polemoniaceae
family of flowering plants. It is native to sub-tropical and tropical parts of the Americas
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It was formerly given family rank as Cabaeaceae, and placed in the Solanales
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The plants in this family typically have winged seeds, compound leaves, flower pistils 3 celled and large showy flowers. Plant habit is liana
s or vining.
Polemoniaceae
Polemoniaceae are a family of about 25 genera with 270-400 species of annual and perennial plants, native to the Northern Hemisphere and South America, with the center of diversity in western North America, especially in California.Only one genus is found in Europe, and two in Asia, where they...
family of flowering plants. It is native to sub-tropical and tropical parts of the Americas
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
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It was formerly given family rank as Cabaeaceae, and placed in the Solanales
Solanales
The Solanales are an order of flowering plants, included in the asterid group of dicotyledons. Some older sources used the name Polemoniales for this order....
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The plants in this family typically have winged seeds, compound leaves, flower pistils 3 celled and large showy flowers. Plant habit is liana
Liana
A liana is any of various long-stemmed, woody vines that are rooted in the soil at ground level and use trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the canopy to get access to well-lit areas of the forest. Lianas are especially characteristic of tropical moist deciduous...
s or vining.