sterculia family vs Sterculiaceae

sterculia family and Sterculiaceae both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sterculia family	Yes	No	No	No
Sterculiaceae	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sterculia family and Sterculiaceae are synonyms defined as:

sterculia family and Sterculiaceae: a large family of plants of order Malvales

Other synonyms of sterculia family include family Sterculiaceae.

sterculia family (noun)	Sterculiaceae (noun)
a large family of plants of order Malvales	a large family of plants of order Malvales