Caryophyllidae - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition caryophyllidae

Definition :

a group of families of mostly flowers having basal or free central placentation and trinucleate pollen binucleate pollen is commoner in flowering plants it contains 14 families including Caryophyllaceae carnations and pinks Aizoaceae Amaranthaceae Batidaceae Chenopodiaceae Cactaceae order Opuntiales Nyctaginaceae Phytolaccaceae it corresponds approximately to order Caryophyllales it is sometimes classified as a superorder