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PBIO 450 Lecture Notes - Asteridae -- Spring 1999 (845 words) |
 | The significance of the Calycerales (and therefore the Calyceraceae) is that here is the one group that probably points the way toward the evolutionary establishment of the Asterales (and therefore the Asteraceae). |
| Comp.: 141-248.], 1977 [actually 1978]." One notion is that the origin of the Calycerales is to be sought in the Campanulanae, specifically somewhere near the Goodeniales (Lammers, Ann. |
| A potential problem with using the Calycerales as a near relative to the Asterales is that the latter are probably primitively woody with opposite leaves whereas the Calycerales are herbs with alternate leaves. |
| Calycerales: Definition and Much More from Answers.com (302 words) |
| The pistil consists of two united carpels, forming a compound, inferior ovary with a single, pendulous ovule. |
| The order Calycerales is sometimes included within the Dipsacales, and the order has attracted attention because of the overall resemblance of the inflorescence to that of the Asteraceae. |
| The Calycerales are an order of flowering plants which include the Acicarpha and the Calycera. |
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