Order Andreaeales (Noun)
Meaning
Comprises a single genus: Andreaea.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The order Andreaeales comprises a single genus Andreaea and contains non-vascular spore-bearing plants.
- The genus Andreaea of the order Andreaeales has small leaves with nerve-less leaf lamina.
- In order Andreaeales there are usually peristomate capsules containing numerous spores.
- Plants in the order Andreaeales lack rhizoids, an important distinction for some classifications.
- Some botanical texts have discussed and highlighted a closer affinity of the order Andreaeales to bryophytes.