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Celastrales

Plant Orders

Celastrales is an order of flowering plants found throughout tropical and subtropical regions with limited presence in temperate zones, comprising two families, Celastraceae and Lepidobotryaceae, with about 1,200 to 1,350 species across roughly 100 genera. All but seven of its genera belong to the dominant family Celastraceae. The order lacks a single distinctive identifying feature but is generally characterized by small flowers with a conspicuous nectary disk and seeds that often bear an aril.

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Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
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Parent Taxon Of

Yerba mate, Species
Source Yerba mate (Wikidata)
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Source Wikipedia: CelastralesDistribution: Tropicstier 2
Quote, Distribution: Tropics
The Celastrales are an order of flowering plants found throughout the tropics and subtropics, with only a few species extending far into the temperate regions.
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ21870, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Celastrales
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    The Celastrales are an order of flowering plants found throughout the tropics and subtropics, with only a few species extending far into the temperate regions.
  • In Group: Rosid Orders, Lead
    The Celastrales are an order of flowering plants found throughout the tropics and subtropics, with only a few species extending far into the temperate regions.
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Wikidata: Celastrales
Wikidata Q21870, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Yerba mate (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Yerba mate, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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