Cornales is an order of flowering plants that diverges early among the asterid eudicots, comprising seven families including Cornaceae, the dogwoods, Hydrangeaceae, the hydrangeas, and Nyssaceae, the tupelos, with about 600 species in total. Its members typically bear four-parted flowers, stone-like fruits, and distinctive disc-shaped nectaries.
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Source Wikidata: Kaliphora madagascariensis
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Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ21769, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Cornales
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In Group: Asterid Orders, Lead
The Cornales are an order of flowering plants, early diverging among the asterids, containing about 600 species.
View the SourceWikidata: Cornales
Wikidata: Kaliphora madagascariensis
Parent Taxon Of: Kaliphora madagascariensis, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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