Phytolaccaceae

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Phytolaccaceae - chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca, Agdestis, Ercilla, Rivina, Trichostigma family Phytolaccaceae, pokeweed family caryophylloid dicot family - family of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers Caryophyllales, Chenopodiales, order Caryophyllales, order-Chenopodiales - corresponds approximately to the older group Centrospermae genus Phytolacca, Phytolacca - type genus of Phytolaccaceae: pokeweed Agdestis, genus Agdestis - a genus with one species that is a rapidly growing climbing vine with tuberous roots; grown in hot climates Ercilla, genus Ercilla - a genus of evergreen climbers genus Rivina, Rivina - small genus of erect perennial shrubby herbs; tropical and subtropical America genus Trichostigma, Trichostigma - a genus of erect or climbing shrubs found in tropical South America