Gentianales
E301885
Gentianales is an order of flowering plants within the asterid clade that includes families such as Rubiaceae and Apocynaceae, many of which are important for their medicinal, ornamental, and ecological roles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gentianales canonical | 9 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant order
ⓘ
taxonomic rank ⓘ |
| APGSystem | recognized by APG IV classification system ⓘ |
| characteristicTrait |
frequent production of alkaloids
ⓘ
inferior or half-inferior ovaries common in Rubiaceae ⓘ often sympetalous corollas ⓘ opposite or whorled leaves ⓘ presence of iridoid compounds ⓘ |
| clade |
angiosperms
ⓘ
asterids ⓘ eudicots ⓘ |
| describedBy | Antoine Laurent de Jussieu ⓘ |
| distribution | cosmopolitan ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
hosts for diverse insect herbivores
ⓘ
important components of tropical forests ⓘ providers of nectar for pollinators ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
source of coffee plants
ⓘ
source of ornamentals ⓘ source of pharmaceutical alkaloids ⓘ source of quinine-producing trees ⓘ |
| habitat |
subtropical regions
ⓘ
temperate regions ⓘ tropical regions ⓘ |
| hasCommonMember |
Catharanthus
ⓘ
surface form:
Catharanthus roseus
Cinchona officinalis ⓘ Coffea ⓘ
surface form:
Coffea arabica
Gardenia jasminoides ⓘ Gentiana ⓘ
surface form:
Gentiana lutea
Nerium oleander ⓘ Vinca minor ⓘ |
| includesFamily |
Apocynaceae
ⓘ
Gelsemiaceae ⓘ Gentianaceae ⓘ Loganiaceae ⓘ Rubiaceae ⓘ Saccifoliaceae ⓘ Loganiaceae ⓘ
surface form:
Theligonaceae
|
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| largestFamily | Rubiaceae ⓘ |
| secondLargestFamily | Apocynaceae ⓘ |
| systematicsPlacement | within asterid clade ⓘ |
| taxonRank | order ⓘ |
| typeSpeciesOfOrder | Gentiana ⓘ |
| unrankedClade |
core eudicots
ⓘ
lamiids ⓘ |
| unrankedClass | Magnoliopsida ⓘ |
| unrankedDivision | Magnoliophyta ⓘ |
| usedFor |
modern pharmaceuticals
ⓘ
ornamental horticulture ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1789 ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.