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Diapensiales

Diapensiales

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An old name for a group of small flowering plants now placed in the Diapensiaceae family
  • noun
  • Specialized
: diapensiales
  • The classification of Diapensiales has changed over time as botanical understanding has improved.

Examples

  • Some taxonomists no longer recognize Diapensiales as a separate order.

  • In older texts, species now in Diapensiaceae were placed within the Diapensiales.

  • The Diapensiales order includes several unique flowering plants.

  • Are Diapensiales still considered a separate order in some classifications?

  • In older texts, species now in Diapensiaceae were placed within the Diapensiales.

  • The classification of Diapensiales has changed over time as botanical understanding has improved.

  • Some taxonomists no longer recognize Diapensiales as a separate order.

Synonyms

order Diapensiales
vsDiapensiales
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of flowering plants that contains one family named Diapensiaceae

is usually included within that plant family rather than treated as an order

Compounds

order Diapensiales
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of flowering plants that contains one family named Diapensiaceae

Surface Forms

Diapensiales singular
Diapensiales plural

Etymology

The word Diapensiales comes from the plant genus Diapensia plus the ending -ales, a suffix used in plant names to mean a 'group' or 'order'. A helpful way to remember it is that Diapensiales simply names the order of plants that include the genus Diapensia.