Geraniales

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Geraniales is an order of flowering plants that includes families such as Geraniaceae, known for species like geraniums and related ornamentals.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Geraniales canonical 4

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant order
taxonomic rank
clade Angiosperms
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Core eudicots
linked to: Eudicots

Eudicots
Rosids
class Magnoliopsida
containsSpeciesWithUse garden ornamentals
potted ornamentals
distribution cosmopolitan
division Magnoliophyta
economicUse medicinal plants
ornamental plants
source of essential oils
etymology derived from genus Geranium
habitat subtropical regions
temperate regions
tropical montane regions
hasCharacteristic flowers typically pentamerous
flowers usually actinomorphic
leaves often palmately or pinnately lobed
mostly herbaceous plants
often shrubs or small trees
ovary usually superior
presence of essential oils in some species
hasNotableFamily Francoaceae
Geraniaceae
Melianthaceae
includes Erodium
Pelargonium
geraniums
includesOrnamentalGenus Geranium
Pelargonium
kingdom Plantae
nomenclaturalCode International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants
orderOf Francoaceae
Geraniaceae
Hypseocharitaceae
Melianthaceae
Vivianiaceae
recognizedBy APG II system
APG III system
APG IV system
reproductiveType angiospermous
superorder Rosanae
taxonAuthor Carl von Martius
taxonomicRank order
typeOf flowering plant order

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rosidae contains Geraniales
Malvids containsOrder Geraniales
Oxalidales relatedOrder Geraniales
Geraniaceae order Geraniales