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Guttiferales

Guttiferales

9.9
A former group of flowering plants used in older classifications, including trees like the mangosteen
  • noun
  • /ˌɡʌtəˈfɪrəliz/
  • Archaic
: Guttiferales
  • The order Guttiferales is now mostly included in Malpighiales in modern taxonomy.

Examples

  • Botanists once classified the mangosteen under the Guttiferales.

  • Several resin-producing tropical trees were historically placed in the Guttiferales.

  • The Guttiferales order includes many species of flowering plants.

  • Are Guttiferales plants commonly found in tropical regions?

  • Botanists once classified the mangosteen under the Guttiferales.

  • Several resin-producing tropical trees were historically placed in the Guttiferales.

  • The order Guttiferales is now mostly included in Malpighiales in modern taxonomy.

Synonyms

order Guttiferales
vsGuttiferales
  • Archaic
9.9

A former group of flowering plants used in older plant books

now belongs mainly to Malpighiales rather than existing as a separate order

Compounds

order Guttiferales
  • Archaic
9.9

A former group of flowering plants used in older plant books

Surface Forms

Guttiferales singular
Guttiferales plural

Morphology

Guttiferales = Guttifer + ales

This is a specialised scientific taxon name formed from a Latinized stem plus the taxonomic suffix '-ales', which is not transparent to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Guttiferales comes from the Latin parts gutta 'drop' and fer 'to bear', with the ending -ales used for a plant order. It literally means 'drop-bearers' because many of these tropical trees give out sticky drops or gum, which is why botanists once used this name for that order of flowering plants and why the name relates to their resin-producing habit.