Order Gentianales (Noun)
Meaning
An order of dicotyledonous plants having gamopetalous flowers; Gentianaceae; Apocynaceae; Asclepiadaceae; Loganiaceae; Oleaceae; Salvadoraceae.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The Gentianales is an order of flowering plants, belonging to the asterid clade of the dicotyledons.
- The Gentianales are generally herbs, but some species of this order can grow as shrubs or even small trees.
- In this order, we can find a variety of families, including Gentianaceae, Apocynaceae, and Loganiaceae.
- Apocynaceae and Asclepiadaceae, which belong to the order Gentianales, have adapted to survive in arid environments.
- Order Gentianales, commonly referred to as the gentian order, contains about 1099 to 1109 species in the family Gentianaceae alone.