Overview
Taxonomy
The Superorder Gentiananae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Order (3): Gentianales · Lamiales · Rubiales
Orders
Gentianales
Gentianales are an order of flowering plants, included within the asterid group of dicotyledons. [more]
Lamiales
Lamiales is an order in the asterid group of dicotyledonous flowering plants. It includes approximately 11,000 species divided into about 20 families. Well-known or economically important members of this order include lavender, lilac, olive, jasmine, the ash tree, teak, snapdragon, sesame, psyllium, garden sage, and a number of table herbs such as mint, basil, and rosemary. [more]
Rubiales
Rubiales was an order of flowering plants in the Cronquist system, including the families Rubiaceae and Theligonaceae. The latest APG system (2009) does not recognize this order and places the families within Gentianales. [more]
At least 274 species and subspecies belong to the Order Rubiales.
More info about the Order Rubiales may be found here.
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