Laurales

E257761

Laurales is an order of flowering plants that includes aromatic trees and shrubs such as laurels, cinnamon, and avocado.

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Label Occurrences
Laurales canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Magnoliid order
plant order
taxonomic rank
belongsToClade Angiosperms
clade Magnoliids
class Magnoliopsida
contains aromatic trees
avocado plants
cinnamon plants
laurels
shrubs
containsFamily Atherospermataceae
Calycanthaceae
Gomortegaceae
Hernandiaceae
Idiospermaceae
Lauraceae
Monimiaceae
Siparunaceae
describedAs basal angiosperm order
distribution mainly tropical and subtropical regions
some species in temperate regions
division Magnoliophyta
economicImportance source of edible fruits
source of essential oils
source of spices
source of timber
fruitType often a berry or drupe
hasCharacteristic flowers often lack a clear distinction between petals and sepals
flowers usually small and inconspicuous
leaves often contain essential oils
many species are aromatic
many species are evergreen
wood often rich in oil cells
includesCrop avocado
includesHerb bay laurel
includesSpecies Cinnamomum verum
Laurus nobilis
Persea
surface form: Persea americana
includesSpice cinnamon
isA order of flowering plants
kingdom Plantae
leafArrangement often alternate leaves
leafType usually simple leaves
phylum Angiosperms
pollination mainly by insects
recognizedBy APG IV system
taxonRank order
typeGenus Laurus

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Referenced by (8)

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

Camphor tree order Laurales
Magnoliids includesOrder Laurales
Lauraceae order Laurales
Cinnamomum order Laurales
Persea species order Laurales
subject surface form: Persea
Peumus boldus order Laurales
Cryptocarya alba order Laurales