order guttiferales
Definition
Noun 1. A taxonomic order of plants: "Order Guttiferales" is a botanical classification term used in some taxonomic systems. It refers to a grouping of flowering plants that is considered to be coextensive with (covering the same range as) the order Parietales.
Usage Notes
- This term is highly specialized and used almost exclusively in the context of scientific plant taxonomy and classification.
- It is important to note that "Order Guttiferales" is not a universally accepted or current classification in all modern botanical systems. Its usage indicates a specific taxonomic perspective.
- The term is typically used in scholarly texts, historical classifications, or comparative taxonomic discussions.
Examples
- In scientific literature: "The family Clusiaceae was historically placed within the order Guttiferales."
- In taxonomic description: "Some systems recognize the order Guttiferales as equivalent to Parietales."
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily used in a historical or comparative taxonomic context. A modern discussion might note: "The group formerly classified as Guttiferales is now distributed among several orders in the APG system."
Variants and Related Words
- Guttiferales: The more common form of the term, often used without the word "order" as it is inherently an ordinal name.
- Parietales: The order name with which Guttiferales is considered coextensive in the referenced classification schemes.
Synonyms
- Parietales: In the specific contexts where the two orders are defined as coextensive, they can be considered synonyms.
Noun
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used in some classifications; coextensive with Parietales
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