Centrospermae (Noun)
Meaning
Used in former classification systems; approximately synonymous with order Caryophyllales.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The order Centrospermae was a former classification system that grouped flowering plants based on their botanical characteristics.
- Historically, the term Centrospermae was used to describe a group of plants that are now classified under the order Caryophyllales.
- Centrospermae, a classification system no longer in use, once included families such as the amaranth, cactus, and carnation families.
- The concept of Centrospermae was widely used in 19th-century botany before being replaced by more modern classification systems like the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group.
- In older botanical literature, the term Centrospermae is often encountered, especially when referring to plants now classified under the Caryophyllales order.