- Geraniales
Taxobox
name = Geraniales
image_caption = "Geranium palustre"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo = Geraniales
ordo_authority = Dumort.,1829
subdivision_ranks = Families (APG II)
subdivision =Geraniaceae (geranium family)Ledocarpaceae Melianthaceae Vivianiaceae The Geraniales are a small order of
flowering plant s, included within the rosid subgroup ofdicotyledon s. The largest family in the order is theGeraniaceae with over 800 species. In addition, the order includes some small families, contributing together another less than 40 species. Most Geraniales are herbaceous, but there are also shrubs and small trees.The economic importance of Geraniales is low. Some species of the genus "Pelargonium" are cultivated for their aromatic oil used in the perfume industry. Some other species, also mostly Geraniaceae, have horticultural or medicinal uses.
Paleobotanic record is missing.
Classification
The families given at right are typical of newer classifications. In this definition,
Hypseocharitaceae andFrancoaceae withGreyiaceae are included within Geraniaceae and Melianthaceae respectively, but may also be treated separately. Instead, the Ledocarpaceae may be included within the Vivianiaceae.Under the
Cronquist system , the Geraniales had a different composition, comprising the following families:* Family
Geraniaceae
* FamilyOxalidaceae
* FamilyLimnanthaceae
* FamilyTropaeolaceae
* FamilyBalsaminaceae The Vivianiaceae and Ledocarpaceae were included within the Geraniaceae, and the Hypseocharitaceae within the Oxalidaceae, which are now treated in the order
Oxalidales . The Melianthaceae were placed within theSapindales , the Greyiaceae and Francoaceae within theRosales , the latter subsumed within theSaxifragaceae .References
* Bakker, F. T. (December 2002). Geraniales (Geranium). In: "Nature Encyclopedia of Life Sciences". Nature Publishing Group, London. (Available online: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/npg.els.0003716 DOI] | [http://www.els.net/ ELS site] )
* B. C. J. du Mortier (1829). "Analyse des Familles de Plantes : avec l'indication des principaux genres qui s'y rattachent", 42. Imprimerie de J. Casterman, Tournay.
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