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Santalales

Santalales

9.9
A group of flowering plants that take water and food from other plants, often from their roots
  • noun
  • /ˈsæntəˌleɪlz/
  • Specialized
: Santalales
  • The Santalales include several species of mistletoe, well known for their parasitic behavior.

Examples

  • Many members of the Santalales are important ecologically because they draw nutrients from their host plants.

  • Botanists study the Santalales to understand the evolution of plant parasitism.

  • The Santalales order includes many unique plant species.

  • Did you know that Santalales can be found in various ecosystems?

  • Botanists study the Santalales to understand the evolution of plant parasitism.

  • Many members of the Santalales are important ecologically because they draw nutrients from their host plants.

  • The Santalales include several species of mistletoe, well known for their parasitic behavior.

Surface Forms

Santalales singular
Santalales plural

Morphology

Santalales = Santalum (opaque) = Santal + ales

A Latinized taxonomic formation using the suffix '-ales' is specialized scientific morphology that is not transparent to general learners.

Etymology

Santalales comes from the plant name Santalum, the word for 'sandalwood', and the ending -ales, which means 'group' for plants. So Santalales is the plant group around sandalwood, and many of these plants live partly on other plants, like mistletoe, which is why the order includes parasitic plants.