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Definition of Gentianales
1. Noun. An order of dicotyledonous plants having gamopetalous flowers; Gentianaceae; Apocynaceae; Asclepiadaceae; Loganiaceae; Oleaceae; Salvadoraceae.
Generic synonyms: Plant Order
Group relationships: Class Dicotyledonae, Class Dicotyledones, Class Magnoliopsida, Dicotyledonae, Dicotyledones, Magnoliopsida
Member holonyms: Apocynaceae, Dogbane Family, Family Apocynaceae, Family Gentianaceae, Gentian Family, Gentianaceae, Family Salvadoraceae, Salvadora Family, Salvadoraceae, Family Oleaceae, Oleaceae, Olive Family, Buckbean Family, Family Menyanthaceae, Menyanthaceae, Family Loganiaceae, Loganiaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Family Asclepiadaceae, Milkweed Family
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gentianales
Literary usage of Gentianales
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Flora of Pennsylvania by Thomas Conrad Porter (1903)
"Families in Order Gentianales. 245 Carpels united. Ovary i-celled, with central
placentae. Order Gentianales. 245 Ovary 2-celled, or falsely 4-celled, ..."
2. Phytogeography of Nebraska: I. General Survey by Roscoe Pound, Frederic Edward Clements (1900)
"Gentianales— With us this suborder comprises 10 genera and 33 species, of which
the Oleaceae contains 1 genus and 2 species, Apocynaceae 1 genus and 2 ..."
3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1903)
"The Gentianales include six families. The olive family, or Oleaceae, contain two
white ... The Loganiaceae represent the stem-form of the order Gentianales. ..."
4. Nature and Development of Plants by Carlton Clarence Curtis (1918)
"Proceeding to the gentian order (Gentianales), it will be noted that the flowers
... The Gentianales include the ash (Fraxinus), lilac (Syringa), Forsythia, ..."
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