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Scrophulariales

Scrophulariales

9.9
A group of flowering plants used in older plant classification
  • noun
  • /ˌskroʊfjuˈlɛriˌeɪliz/
  • Archaic
: Escrofulariales
  • The classification of Scrophulariales has changed significantly since the advent of molecular phylogenetics.

Examples

  • Some botanists now place families formerly in Scrophulariales under Lamiales.

  • In older textbooks, the figwort family was classified within the Scrophulariales.

  • The Scrophulariales order includes many flowering plants.

  • Did you know that Scrophulariales was once a common classification?

  • In older textbooks, the figwort family was classified within the Scrophulariales.

  • Some botanists now place families formerly in Scrophulariales under Lamiales.

  • The classification of Scrophulariales has changed significantly since the advent of molecular phylogenetics.

Surface Forms

Scrophulariales singular
Scrophulariales plural

Etymology

Scrophulariales comes from the plant name Scrophularia, which is linked to Latin scrofula meaning 'a neck disease' because people once used figwort plants as a folk medicine. So Scrophulariales is simply the name for an order of flowering plants related to those traditional 'figwort' remedies.