English > Caesalpinioideae: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | Alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae. |
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| Synonym | subfamily Caesalpinioideae |
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| Member of | Leguminosae, family Leguminosae, Fabaceae, family Fabaceae, legume family, pea family | A large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods |
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| Members | Acrocarpus, genus Acrocarpus | small genus of trees of Indonesia and Malaysia |
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| Bauhinia, genus Bauhinia | mountain ebony, orchid tree |
| Brachystegia, genus Brachystegia | small genus of tropical African timber trees having pale golden heartwood uniformly striped with dark brown or black |
| Caesalpinia, genus Caesalpinia | small spiny tropical trees or shrubs |
| Ceratonia, genus Ceratonia | carobs |
| Cercidium, genus Cercidium | Spiny shrubs or small trees sometimes placed in genus Parkinsonia |
| Chamaecrista, genus Chamaecrista | genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having sensitive leaves and suddenly dehiscing pods |
| Delonix, genus Delonix | evergreen or deciduous trees of tropical Africa and India |
| Gleditsia, genus Gleditsia | deciduous trees |
| Gymnocladus, genus Gymnocladus | small genus of deciduous trees of China and United States having paniculate flowers and thick pulpy pods |
| Haematoxylum, genus Haematoxylum, Haematoxylon, genus Haematoxylon | small genus of tropical American spiny bushy shrubs or trees |
| Parkinsonia, genus Parkinsonia | small genus of spiny shrubs or small trees |
| Petteria, genus Petteria | One species |
| genus Cassia, Cassia | Some genus Cassia species often classified as members of the genus Senna or genus Chamaecrista |
| genus Senna | genus of shrubs and trees and herbs many of which are often classified as members of the genus Cassia |
| Broader | rosid dicot family | A family of dicotyledonous plants |
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| Spanish | caesalpinioidéas, subfamilia caesalpinioidéas |
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