👉 The term "hystricinae" is a term used in botany to describe a group of closely related and similar species of plants. These plants share many characteristics, including their leaves being flat or oblong, their flowers are usually single or sometimes two-petalled, and they have distinctive stems with thick, often fibrous bracts. The name "hystricinae" refers to the genus Hystrica, which contains a wide variety of species that belong to this group.