order polemoniales
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Definition
Noun: 1. A taxonomic order of flowering plants: "Order Polemoniales" refers to a specific botanical classification (order) within the dicotyledon plants. It traditionally includes several well-known families characterized by often having sympetalous corollas (fused petals).
Usage Notes
- This term is primarily used in the context of scientific botany, taxonomy, and plant biology.
- Its taxonomic scope has been revised in modern classification systems (like APG). It is often considered synonymous with or subsumed within the order Lamiales.
- It is typically used in its full form "order Polemoniales" or simply "Polemoniales".
Examples
- The order Polemoniales traditionally encompassed families like the mint family (Lamiaceae) and the nightshade family (Solanaceae).
- In older classification schemes, plants with fused petals and superior ovaries were often placed in the Polemoniales.
- The phylogenetic study suggested reclassifying several families out of the Polemoniales.
Advanced Usage
- In taxonomic hierarchy: The term is used to denote a rank above "family" and below "class".
- The family Polemoniaceae is placed within the order Polemoniales.
Variants and Related Words
- Lamiales (noun): The modern botanical order that now includes most of the families historically placed in Polemoniales.
- Asteridae (noun): The subclass under which the order Polemoniales was often classified.
Synonyms
- (In modern taxonomy) Lamiales
Different Meanings / Contexts
This term has only one specific meaning related to plant taxonomy. There are no common idiomatic or figurative uses.
Noun
- Polemoniaceae; Solanaceae; Boraginaceae; Labiatae; Lentibulariaceae; Pedaliaceae; in some classifications includes the order Scrophulariales