Order Aristolochiales (Noun)
Meaning
Order of plants distinguished by tubular petaloid perianth and inferior ovary.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The botanical family Lactoridaceae belongs to the order Aristolochiales and is characterized by its unique seed structure.
- Aristolochiales is an order of plants distinguished by a tubular petaloid perianth, and in many species, the inferior ovary aids in classification.
- Only one extant family of flowering plants, Aristolochiaceae, remains in the order Aristolochiales.
- Due to the discovery of various species and characteristics, the order Aristolochiales went through some revision in earlier taxonomic classification.
- Piperales, the sibling order of Aristolochiales, also contains perianths similar in appearance but differing significantly in composition.