Caryophyllidae (Noun)
Meaning
A group of families of mostly flowers having basal or central placentation and trinucleate pollen (binucleate pollen is commoner in flowering plants); contains 14 families including: Caryophyllaceae (carnations and pinks); Aizoaceae; Amaranthaceae; Batidaceae; Chenopodiaceae; Cactaceae (order Opuntiales); Nyctaginaceae; Phytolaccaceae; corresponds approximately to order Caryophyllales; sometimes classified as a superorder.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The Caryophyllidae is a clade or group of flowering plants, divided into several different families commonly known for their diverse varieties of flowers.
- The Caryophyllidae clade is further divided into several additional subclassification levels, including the following distinct types: Caryophyllales.
- Caryophyllidae superorder hosts several families, including Amaranthaceae, Batidaceae, Chenopodiaceae, and Nyctaginaceae that have similar pollen structures.
- There were some classifications in which Caryophyllidae formed an association with Dilleniidae as part of the eudicots or tricolpate clade, both being suborders of Caryophyllidae.
- Caryophyllidae and its families mostly inhabit distinct terrestrial environments including the northern and southern areas of the Americas and portions of both Africa and Asia.