Thymelaeales (Noun)
Meaning
Myrtaceae; Combretaceae; Elaeagnaceae; Haloragidaceae; Melastomaceae; Lecythidaceae; Lythraceae; Rhizophoraceae; Onagraceae; Lecythidaceae; Punicaceae.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Thymelaeales is an order of flowering plants that is sister to the large eudicot orders Myrtales, which includes Myrtaceae and the related family Combretaceae.
- Combretaceae has been placed in close proximity to Myrtaceae within the eudicot clade Myrtales, but it has also been noted to be an outgroup close to Thymelaeales.
- Historically Elaeagnaceae has been aligned closely with the families Myrtaceae and Combretaceae, despite being suggested as not belonging to Thymelaeales or Myrtales.
- Haloragidaceae and other plant families, which are often found growing in close association with aquatic environments, tend to be situated in a distinct eudicots subgroup, diverging closer to the order Thymelaeales.
- Recent phylogenetic classification methods suggests that Melastomaceae is linked with other orders including Thymelaeales due to the general assembly of their characteristics not found to be applicable in their previous group classification.