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Definition of Order ericales
1. Noun. Ericaceae; Clethraceae; Diapensiaceae; Epacridaceae; Lennoaceae; Pyrolaceae; Monotropaceae.
Generic synonyms: Plant Order
Specialized synonyms: Ericaceae, Family Ericaceae, Heath Family
Member holonyms: Clethraceae, Family Clethraceae, White-alder Family, Diapensia Family, Diapensiaceae, Family Diapensiaceae, Epacridaceae, Epacris Family, Family Epacridaceae, Family Lennoaceae, Lennoaceae, Family Pyrolaceae, Pyrolaceae, Wintergreen Family, Family Monotropaceae, Monotropaceae
Group relationships: Dilleniidae, Subclass Dilleniidae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Order Ericales
Literary usage of Order ericales
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Flora of Pennsylvania by Thomas Conrad Porter (1903)
"Calyx and corolla very irregular. Polygalaceae in Order GERANIALES. 192 Calyx
and corolla regular. Families in Order ERICALES 235 mm. Filaments distinct. ..."
2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.), Wild Flower Preservation Society of America (1902)
"70) of the Supplement, it will be remembered that the distinctions between the
two main divisions of dicotyledonous plants, The order Ericales is ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1902)
"In the supplement Charles L. Pollard continues the description of the families
of the order ericales. The Osprey for April has a paper on 'The Feeding ..."
4. Flora of Miami: Being Descriptions of the Seed-plants Growing Naturally on by John Kunkel Small (1913)
"Polygalaceae In Order POLYGALALES. Stamens with distinct filaments. Anthers opening
by pores. or hypogynous). Families In Order ERICALES. ..."
5. Principles of Botany by Joseph Young Bergen, Bradley Moore Davis (1906)
"... order, Ericales, containing the heath family, a very characteristic group in
the northerly parts of America, Europe, and Asia, especially in the ..."
6. Principles of Botany by Joseph Young Bergen, Bradley Moore Davis (1906)
"... order, Ericales, containing the heath family, a very characteristic group in
the northerly parts of America, Europe, and Asia, especially in the ..."
7. The Essentials of Botany by Charles Edwin Bessey (1896)
"SUB-order ericales : Flowers regular, perfect; stamens alternate with the
corolla-lobes ; cells of the ovary, or placentas 2 to many ; seeds minute. ..."
8. Essentials of College Botany by Charles Edwin Bessey, Ernst Athearn Bessey (1914)
"Order ERICALES. Pistil more than 1-celled, with many minute seeds; stamens
alternate with the corolla lobes. Family 156. Clethraceae. Family 157. Ericaceae. ..."
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