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Gentianales
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Gentianales
Lindley
Families

Gentianaceae (gentian family)
Apocynaceae (dogbane family)
Gelsemiaceae
Loganiaceae (logania family)
Rubiaceae (coffee family) Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Divisions Green algae land plants (embryophytes) non-vascular embryophytes Hepatophyta - liverworts Anthocerophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses vascular plants (tracheophytes) seedless vascular plants Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongue ferns seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ... Orders see text Dicotyledons or dicots are flowering plants whose seed contains two embryonic leaves or cotyledons. ... John Lindley (February 8, 1799 - November 1, 1865) was an English botanist. ... Genera Many, see text Gentianaceae, or the Gentian family, is a family of plants in about 80 genera and some 900 species. ... Species See text Gentian is the common name for the genus Gentiana L. 1753, belonging to the Gentian family (Gentianaceae), tribe Gentianeae and monophyletic subtribe Gentianinae. ... Genera See text The Family Apocynaceae or dogbane family of flowering plants includes trees, shrubs, herbs, or lianas. ... Species See text Apocynum is a genus with about seven species, commonly known as Dogbane and Indian Hemp. ... Genera Gelsemium Mostuea Gelsemiaceae is a family of flowering plants, belonging to order Gentianales. ... Genera Antonia Bonyunia Gardneria Geniostoma Labordia Mitrasacme Mitreola Neuburgia Norrisia Spigelia Strychnos Usteria Loganiaceae are a family of flowering plants, belonging to order Gentianales. ... Logania is a genus of plants belonging to the family Loganaceae. ... Genera See text The Rubiaceae are a family of dicotyledon plants, variously called the madder, bedstraw, or coffee family. ... Roasted coffee beans and a cup of coffee Coffee is a beverage, usually served hot, prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant. ...

The Gentianales are an order of flowering plants, included within the asterid group of dicotyledons. Families typical of newer classification systems are given at right. Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ... Orders see text Dicotyledons or dicots are flowering plants whose seed typically contains two embryonic leaves or cotyledons. ...


Under the older Cronquist system, the Saccifoliaceae and Asclepiadaceae families were also included here. The Rubiaceae Family was placed in a separate order, and the Gelsemiaceae Family was included within the Loganiaceae. The Cronquist system is a scheme for the classification of flowering plants (or angiosperms). ... Genera See under Apocynaceae The Asclepiadaceae is a former plant family, now in included in the dogbane family Apocynaceae. ... Scientific classification or biological classification refers to how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Genera See text The Rubiaceae are a family of dicotyledon plants, variously called the madder, bedstraw, or coffee family. ... Genera Gelsemium Mostuea Gelsemiaceae is a family of flowering plants, belonging to order Gentianales. ... Genera Antonia Bonyunia Gardneria Geniostoma Labordia Mitrasacme Mitreola Neuburgia Norrisia Spigelia Strychnos Usteria Loganiaceae are a family of flowering plants, belonging to order Gentianales. ...


References

  • Struwe, L., V. A. Albert, and B. Bremer 1994. Cladistics and family level classification of the Gentianales. Cladistics 10: 175–205.
  • Backlund, Maria, Bengt Oxelman, and Birgitta Bremer 2000. Phylogenetic relationships within the Gentianales based on NDHF and RBCL sequences, with particular reference to the Loganiaceae. American Journal of Botany. 87:1029-1043. [1]

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Gentianales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (124 words)
The Gentianales are an order of flowering plants, included within the asterid group of dicotyledons.
Cladistics and family level classification of the Gentianales.
Phylogenetic relationships within the Gentianales based on NDHF and RBCL sequences, with particular reference to the Loganiaceae.
Phylogenetic relationships within the Gentianales based on NDHF and RBCL sequences, with particular reference to the ... (5796 words)
Phylogenetic relationships within the Gentianales based on NDHF and RBCL sequences, with particular reference to the Loganiaceae -- Backlund et al.
Attempts were made to obtain a representative sampling of Gentianales.
Gentianales, none of the well-supported groups were in conflict.
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