Magnolia-like

Magnolia-like
	Magnolia Sieboldii var. Sieboldii , many screw-like flower organs.
Systematics
Empire :	Plants (Plantae)
Department :	Vascular plants (tracheophyta)
Subdivision :	Seed plants (Spermatophytina)
Class :	Bedecktsamer (Magnoliopsida)
	Magnoliids
Order :	Magnolia-like
Scientific name
	Magnoliales
	Bromhead

The magnolia-like (Magnoliales) are a plant order in the informal group of Magnoliopsida . It contains six families.

description

They are evergreen or deciduous woody plants. The leaves are usually arranged in two rows on the branches . The leaves are undivided, often leathery and usually have a smooth edge. There are no stipules.

The mostly large flowers are hermaphroditic. The individual flower organs have a clear screw-like arrangement, the flower axis is relatively long and cone-shaped and all the flower organs are present in large numbers. The carpels are free.

Systematics

The magnolia-like belong to the informal group of the magnoliids , a basal group of the bed covers from four orders. Her sister taxons are the Laurales . The order contains six families:

Magnolia family (Magnoliaceae)
Nutmeg family (Myristicaceae)
Annonaceous (Annonaceae)
Degeneriaceae
Eupomatiaceae
Himantandraceae

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Individual evidence

↑ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group: An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. In: Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. Volume 161, No. 2, 2009, pp. 105-121.

Web links

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[apgiii-1] Angiosperm Phylogeny Group: An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. In: Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. Volume 161, No. 2, 2009, pp. 105-121.