Rosales (Noun)
Meaning
In some classifications this category does not include Leguminosae.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Rosales is a plant order in the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification that consists of various families such as Moraceae, Cannabaceae, and Ulmaceae.
- Some researchers still disagree about whether or not the Leguminosae should be placed in the same order as Rosales due to its varying botanical properties.
- Plants from the Rosales order typically produce seeds enclosed in a fleshy covering like that found in fruit such as the pome from apples and pears.
- Malus and Pyrus belong to the family Rosaceae within the Rosales order which predominantly features herbaceous perennials or woody perennials such as shrubs or trees.
- However other botanists insist on dividing this large and varied category by putting Rosales families together in their order without adding the entire Leguminosae due to disparities between flowers in their class.