Order Rosales (Noun)
Meaning
In some classifications this category does not include Leguminosae.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The order Rosales is a group of flowering plants that includes several economically important families such as Rosaceae and Urticaceae.
- In some classifications the order Rosales does not include Leguminosae, which is instead placed in the order Fabales.
- The order Rosales is thought to have originated around 89 million years ago during the Cretaceous period.
- The families in the order Rosales are diverse and include trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants.
- The order Rosales is part of the larger clade called the rosids, which also includes the orders Sapindales and Malpighiales.