Order Primulales (Noun)
Meaning
Primulaceae; Theophrastaceae; Myrsinaceae; and (in some classifications) Plumbaginaceae.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The order Primulales consists of flowering plants from the families Primulaceae, Theophrastaceae, and Myrsinaceae.
- Some classifications of the order Primulales also include the family Plumbaginaceae.
- In the APG II system, the order Primulales is no longer recognized and the families are placed in the order Ericales.
- Historically, the families in the order Primulales were grouped together due to similarities in their floral morphology.
- The order Primulales has been a subject of debate among taxonomists due to conflicting phylogenetic evidence and varying classification systems.