subclass rosidae

Noun
  1. A group of trees and shrubs and herbs mostly with polypetalous flowers;
    Contains 108 families including Rosaceae;
    Crassulaceae;
    Myrtaceae;
    Melastomaceae;
    Euphorbiaceae;
    Umbelliferae (synset 112233327)
    is a type of: class - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
    member holonym:
    • rosid dicot family - a family of dicotyledonous plants
    • rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants
    • order umbellales, umbellales - plants having umbels or corymbs of uniovulate flowers; includes the Umbelliferae (chiefly herbs) and Cornaceae (chiefly trees or shrubs)
    • myrtales, order myrtales, order thymelaeales, thymelaeales - Myrtaceae; Combretaceae; Elaeagnaceae; Haloragidaceae; Melastomaceae; Lecythidaceae; Lythraceae; Rhizophoraceae; Onagraceae; Lecythidaceae; Punicaceae
    • order rosales, rosales - in some classifications this category does not include Leguminosae
    • geraniales, order geraniales - an order of plants of subclass Rosidae including geraniums and many other plants; see Euphorbiaceae; Geraniaceae; Rutaceae; Malpighiaceae; Simaroubaceae; Meliaceae; Zygophyllaceae; Tropaeolaceae
    belongs to: class dicotyledonae, class dicotyledones, class magnoliopsida, dicotyledonae, dicotyledones, magnoliopsida - comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders): Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive); Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive offshoot); and three more or less advanced groups: Dilleniidae; Rosidae; Asteridae
    same as: rosidae

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