Guttiferales (Noun)
Meaning
Used in some classifications; coextensive with Parietales.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The order Guttiferales is a botanical grouping used in some classifications and is often coextensive with Parietales.
- Guttiferales is a smaller order in some systems of classification, compared to the more extensive definition used in others.
- Historically, the names Guttiferales and Parietales have been used interchangeably to refer to this plant order in botanical classifications.
- Taxonomists often encounter the term Guttiferales when examining alternative classifications of flowering plants that are occasionally included in botany texts.
- In older systems of classification, the order Guttiferales has been occasionally coextensive with Parietales, denoting a longstanding source of variation among different botanical classification systems.