Cornales facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Cornales |
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Dove tree in flower a species in Nyssaceae |
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Cornales is an order of flowering plants, basal among the asterids, containing about 600 species. Plants within Cornales usually have four-parted flowers, drupaceous fruits, and inferior gynoecia topped with disc-shaped nectaries. Under the APG system, Cornales includes the following families:
- Cornaceae (the dogwood family, including Nyssaceae, the tupelos)
- Curtisiaceae (cape lancewood)
- Grubbiaceae (the sillyberry family)
- Hydrangeaceae (the hydrangea family)
- Hydrostachyaceae
- Loasaceae (the stickleaf family)
See also
In Spanish: Cornales para niños
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