Salicales (Noun)
Meaning
Coextensive with the family Salicaceae.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The order Salicales is often used to describe willows and poplars in classification, coextensive with the family Salicaceae.
- The Salicales are closely related to the Juglandales and the Fagales in the larger group of Hamamelididae.
- Salicales, being equivalent to Salicaceae, consist of just a few dozen species in a few genera.
- Some classifications include Salicales as a monofamilial order that includes only Salicaceae.
- In modern systems, Salicales are no longer a separate order but rather an old name for Salicaceae.