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Commelinales
Sign in to saveCommelinales is an order of flowering plants. It comprises five families: Commelinaceae, Haemodoraceae, Hanguanaceae, Philydraceae, and Pontederiaceae. All the families combined contain over 885 species in about 70 genera; the majority of species are in the Commelinaceae. Plants in the order share a number of synapomorphies that tie them together, such as a lack of mycorrhizal associations and tapetal raphides. Estimates differ as to when the Commelinales evolved, but most suggest an origin and diversification sometime during the mid- to late Cretaceous. Depending on the methods used, studies
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Commelinales is an order of plants within the kingdom Plantae. It belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta and the class Liliopsida, though it is also listed under the class Magnoliopsida in some records. The order is part of the clade Lilianae, specifically within Commelinidae and Commelinids, and is classified among the Monocots. The common name for this taxon is 鸭跖草目.
The order has been present since about 80 million years ago. Its taxonomic status is accepted. Records indicate 747,458 occurrences associated with this group.
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Commelinales is an order of flowering plants. It comprises five families: Commelinaceae, Haemodoraceae, Hanguanaceae, Philydraceae, and Pontederiaceae. All the families combined contain over 885 species in about 70 genera; the majority of species are in the Commelinaceae. Plants in the order share a number of synapomorphies that tie them together, such as a lack of mycorrhizal associations and tapetal raphides. Estimates differ as to when the Commelinales evolved, but most suggest an origin and diversification sometime during the mid- to late Cretaceous. Depending on the methods used, studies suggest a range of origin between 123 and 73 million years, with diversification occurring within the group 110 to 66 million years ago. The order's closest relatives are in the Zingiberales, which includes ginger, bananas, cardamom, and others.
==Taxonomy== According to the most recent classification scheme, the APG IV of 2016, the order includes five families: Commelinaceae Haemodoraceae Hanguanaceae Philydraceae Pontederiaceae
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