Mallowy
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Althaea officinalis , illustration. |
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Malvales | ||||||||||||
Yuss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl |
The Mallow-like (Malvales) are an order of the flowering plants (Magnoliopsida). Many representatives are well-known species, especially tropical useful and ornamental plants .
description
They are mostly woody plants, more rarely herbaceous plants . The flowers are usually five-fold. The bracts are usually divided into sepals and petals . Usually there are many stamens . A discus is missing. Capsule fruits are mostly formed.
Familys
The order of the Mallow-like (Malvales) is within the Eurosiden II the sister group of the Brassicales . It includes the following families :
- Annatto plants (Bixaceae) including Cochlospermaceae and Diegodendraceae
- Rockrose family (Cistaceae)
- Rockrose Shrike Family (Cytinaceae)
- Wing fruit family (Dipterocarpaceae)
- Mallow family (Malvaceae)
- Muntingiaceae
- Camel Tread Family (Neuradaceae)
- Sarcolaenaceae
- Sphaerosepalaceae
- Daphne family (Thymelaeaceae)
swell
- Description of the order of Malvales in APWebsite (Engl.)
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, DOI: 10.1111 / j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x .
Web links
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