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Ericales
Rhododendron simsii
Rhododendron simsii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Ericales
Dumort., 1829
Families

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The Ericales are a large and diverse order of dicotyledons, including for example tea, persimmon, blueberry, Brazil nut, and azalea. Dicotyledons, or "dicots", is a name for a group of Flowering plants whose Seed typically has two embryonic leaves or Cotyledons There Tea refers to the cured agricultural product of the leaves leaf buds and internodes of Camellia sinensis, which have been prepared and cured for the market This article refers to the edible fruit For the British construction company see Persimmon plc; for the racehorse see Persimmon (horse. Blueberries are Flowering plants in the genus Vaccinium, sect The Brazil nut ( Bertholletia excelsa) is a South American Tree in the family Lecythidaceae, and also the name of the tree's commercially Azaleas are flowering Shrubs making up part of the genus Rhododendron. The order includes trees and bushes, lianas and herbaceous plants. A tree is a perennial Woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or A shrub or Bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of Woody plant, distinguished from a Tree The liana is any of various long-stemmed usually woody vines that are rooted in the soil at ground level and use trees as well as other means of vertical support to climb up to A herbaceous plant (or in botanical use a Herb) is a Plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of Together with ordinary autophytic plants, the Ericales include chlorophyll-deficient myco-heterotrophic plants (e. Photosynthesis is a Metabolic pathway that converts Light Energy into Chemical energy. Chlorophyll is a green Pigment found in most Plants Algae and Cyanobacteria. Myco-heterotrophy is a Symbiotic relationship between certain kinds of Plants and Fungi, in which the plant gets all or part of its food from g. Sarcodes sanguinea) and carnivorous plants (e. Carnivorous plants (sometimes called insectivorous plants) are Plants that derive some or most of their Nutrients (but not Energy) from trapping g. genus Sarracenia). Sarracenia (sæɹəsɛniːɑː/ or /sæɹəsiːniːɑː is a Genus comprising 8 to 11 species of North American Pitcher plants

Many species have five petals, often grown together.

Mycorrhiza is an interesting property, frequently associated with the Ericales. A mycorrhiza (Greek for fungus roots coined by Frank 1885 typically seen in the plural forms mycorrhizae or mycorrhizas) is a symbiotic (occasionally Indeed, the symbiosis with root fungi is quite common among the order representatives, and there are even three kinds of it which can be found exclusively among Ericales (namely, ericoid, arbutoid and monotropoid mycorrhiza). In additional, some families among the order are notable for their exceptional ability to accumulate aluminum (Jansen et al. WikipediaNaming , 2004).

Ericales are a cosmopolitic order. Areas of distribution of families vary largely - while some are restricted to tropics, others exist mainly in Arctic or temperate regions. The entire order contains over 8000 species, of which the Ericaceae account for 2000-4000 species (by various estimates).

Economical importance

Without doubt, the most profitable plant in the order is tea (Camellia sinensis) from the Theaceae family. Tea refers to the cured agricultural product of the leaves leaf buds and internodes of Camellia sinensis, which have been prepared and cured for the market The Theaceae is a Family of Flowering plants composed of shrubs and trees The order also includes some edible fruits, including kiwi fruit (Actinidia deliciosa), persimmon (genus Diospyros), blueberry, huckleberry and cranberry, Brazil nut, and Mamey sapote. The kiwifruit (or kiwi is the edible Berry of a cultivar group of the woody Vine Actinidia deliciosa and This article refers to the edible fruit For the British construction company see Persimmon plc; for the racehorse see Persimmon (horse. Blueberries are Flowering plants in the genus Vaccinium, sect Cranberries are a group of Evergreen dwarf Shrubs or trailing vines in the genus Vaccinium subgenus Oxycoccos The Brazil nut ( Bertholletia excelsa) is a South American Tree in the family Lecythidaceae, and also the name of the tree's commercially The mamey sapote ( Pouteria sapota) is a Species of Tree that is native to southern Mexico. The order also includes shea (Vitellaria paradoxa), which is the major dietary lipid source for millions of sub-Saharan Africans. Many Ericales species are cultivated for their showy flowers: well-known examples are azalea, rhododendron, camellia, polyanthus, cyclamen, phlox, and busy Lizzie. Azaleas are flowering Shrubs making up part of the genus Rhododendron. Rhododendron (from the Greek: rhodos, "rose" and dendron, "tree" is a genus of flowering plants in the family Camellia ( ( Japanese: 椿 Tsubaki) is a Genus of Flowering plants in the family Theaceae, native to eastern and southern Cyclamen is a Genus of 20 Species of Flowering plants traditionally classified in the family Primulaceae, but in recent years Phlox (pronounced /flɒks/ or "flocks" from the Latin for a flame-colored flower which is from the Greek φλόξ meaning 'flame' plural "phlox" Impatiens walleriana Hookf ( syn Impatiens sultani Hookf also known as Busy Lizzie, Balsam or simply

Classification

The following families are typical of newer classifications:

These make up a basal group of asterids. Actinidiaceae, or the Chinese Gooseberry family is a small family of Plants It includes three genera and about 360 Species. The kiwifruit (or kiwi is the edible Berry of a cultivar group of the woody Vine Actinidia deliciosa and Balsaminaceae (commonly known as the Balsam family is a family of Dicotyledonous plants comprising two genera and 850+ Species Impatiens is a genus of about 900-1000 species of Flowering Plants in the family Balsaminaceae. Clethraceae is a small family of Flowering plants in the order Ericales, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of Asia and the Clethra is a Genus of between 30-70 Species of flowering Shrubs or small Trees It is one of two genera in the family Clethraceae Cyrillaceae is a small family of Flowering plants in the order Ericales, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. Cyrilla racemiflora, the sole species in the genus Cyrilla, is a Flowering plant in the family Cyrillaceae, native to warm temperate Diapensiaceae is a small family of Flowering plants comprising 20 Species in seven genera The Ebenaceae are a family of Flowering plants which includes Ebony and Persimmon. Ebony ( Diospyros ebenum) also known as India Ebony or Ceylon Ebony depending on its origin is a Tree in the genus Diospyros The Plant family Ericaceae (also called the heath family or ericaceous plants) are mostly lime -hating ( Calcifuge) Erica is a Genus of over 700 species of Flowering plants in the family Ericaceae; two English common names both shared with some other closely Rhododendron (from the Greek: rhodos, "rose" and dendron, "tree" is a genus of flowering plants in the family Vaccinium is a Genus of Shrubs in the plant Family Ericaceae including the Cranberry, Blueberry, Bilberry Fouquieria is a Genus of 11 Species of Desert Plants the sole genus in the family Fouquieriaceae. Fouquieria is a Genus of 11 Species of Desert Plants the sole genus in the family Fouquieriaceae. The Lecythidaceae comprise a family of about 20 genera and 250-300 species of Woody plants native to tropical South America and Madagascar The Brazil nut ( Bertholletia excelsa) is a South American Tree in the family Lecythidaceae, and also the name of the tree's commercially Marcgraviaceae is a neotropical Angiosperm family in the order Ericales Mitrastema is a genus of two widely disjunct species of parasitic plants Myrsinaceae, or the Myrsine family, is a rather large family from the order Ericales. Cyclamen is a Genus of 20 Species of Flowering plants traditionally classified in the family Primulaceae, but in recent years The scarlet pimpernel ( Anagallis arvensis; also known as the red pimpernel, red chickweed, poorman's barometer, shepherd's weather Pentaphylacaceae Engl is a family of flowering plants with one or two species which are shrubs and small trees The Polemoniaceae ( jacob's ladder family or phlox family) comprises 18-25 genera with between 270-400 species of mostly annual plants native to the Northern Phlox (pronounced /flɒks/ or "flocks" from the Latin for a flame-colored flower which is from the Greek φλόξ meaning 'flame' plural "phlox" Primulaceae is a family of Flowering plants with about 24 genera, including some favorite garden plants and wildflowers Primula is a Genus of 400–500 Species of low-growing Herbs in the family Primulaceae. Roridula (ɹɔːɹɪduːlə is a South African genus of Plants that whilst having many of the adaptations of a Carnivorous plant, such as Sapotaceae is a family of Flowering plants belonging to order Ericales. Sapodilla ( Manilkara zapota) is a long-lived Evergreen Tree native to the New World tropics Sarraceniaceae is a family of Pitcher plants (along with Nepenthaceae) belonging to order Ericales (previously Nepenthales) Pitcher plants are Carnivorous plants whose prey-trapping mechanism features a deep cavity filled with Liquid known as a pitfall trap. Sladeniaceae ( Gilg & Werderm) Airy Shaw is a family of flowering plants containing Tree species found in sub-tropical to tropical Styracaceae is a small family of Flowering plants in the order Ericales, containing 11 genera and about 160 species of Trees and Shrubs Symplocaceae is a family of Flowering plants in the order Ericales, including only one genus Symplocos, with about 250 species native to The Theaceae is a Family of Flowering plants composed of shrubs and trees Tetrameristaceae is the Botanical name of a family of Flowering plants. The Theaceae is a Family of Flowering plants composed of shrubs and trees Tea refers to the cured agricultural product of the leaves leaf buds and internodes of Camellia sinensis, which have been prepared and cured for the market Camellia ( ( Japanese: 椿 Tsubaki) is a Genus of Flowering plants in the family Theaceae, native to eastern and southern Theophrastaceae is a small family of Flowering plants. In its traditional circumscription the family consists of five genera and between 90-100 species of Trees In the APG II system (2003 for the classification of Flowering plants, the name asterids refers to a Clade (a Monophyletic group Under the Cronquist system, the Ericales included a smaller group of plants, which were placed among the Dilleniidae:

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