Definition of order caryophyllales Order caryophyllales
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What does order caryophyllales mean?
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| order caryophyllales - corresponds approximately to the older group Centrospermae | ||
| Caryophyllales, order Caryophyllales, Chenopodiales, order-Chenopodiales | ||
| plant order the order of plants | ||
| caryophyllidae, subclass caryophyllidae a group of families of mostly flowers having basal or central placentation and trinucleate pollen (binucleate pollen is commoner in flowering plants); contains 14 families including: Caryophyllaceae (carnations and pinks); Aizoaceae; Amaranthaceae; Batidaceae; Chenopodiaceae; Cactaceae (order Opuntiales); Nyctaginaceae; Phytolaccaceae; corresponds approximately to order Caryophyllales; sometimes classified as a superorder | ||
| carnation family, caryophyllaceae, family caryophyllaceae, pink family large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes) | ||
| aizoaceae, carpetweed family, family aizoaceae, family tetragoniaceae, tetragoniaceae succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds | ||
| amaranth family, amaranthaceae, family amaranthaceae cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs | ||
| batidaceae, family batidaceae, saltwort family family coextensive with genus Batis: saltworts | ||
| chenopodiaceae, family chenopodiaceae, goosefoot family includes spinach and beets | ||
| allioniaceae, family allioniaceae, family nyctaginaceae, four-o'clock family, nyctaginaceae a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales | ||
| family phytolaccaceae, phytolaccaceae, pokeweed family chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca, Agdestis, Ercilla, Rivina, Trichostigma | ||
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