» order gentianales
Noun (1 meaning)
1. an order of dicotyledonous plants having gamopetalous flowers; Gentianaceae; Apocynaceae; Asclepiadaceae; Loganiaceae; Oleaceae; Salvadoraceae.
order gentianales is a type of:
- plant order (noun) - the order of plants
order gentianales is a member of:
- Dicotyledones, class Dicotyledones, Dicotyledonae, class Dicotyledonae, Magnoliopsida, class Magnoliopsida (noun) - comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired cotyledons and net-veined leaves
members of order gentianales:
- Apocynaceae, family Apocynaceae, dogbane family (noun) - chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers
- Asclepiadaceae, family Asclepiadaceae, milkweed family (noun) - widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales
- Gentianaceae, family Gentianaceae, gentian family (noun) - chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers
- Loganiaceae, family Loganiaceae (noun) - a dicotyledonous family of plants of order Gentianales
- Menyanthaceae, family Menyanthaceae, buckbean family (noun) - a dicotyledonous family of marsh plants of order Gentianales
- Oleaceae, family Oleaceae, olive family (noun) - trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits
- Salvadoraceae, family Salvadoraceae, Salvadora family (noun) - a family of Old World shrubs and trees of order Gentianales