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Asclepias syriaca (Broadleaf milkweed) plant
Genus species:
   Asclepias syriaca
Common name:
   Broadleaf milkweed
Family:
   Apocynaceae
Order:
   Gentianales
Class:
   Magnoliopsida
Gardenia jasminoides (Gardenia) plants
Genus species:
   Gardenia jasminoides
Common name:
   Gardenia
Family:
   Rubiaceae
Order:
   Gentianales
Class:
   Magnoliopsida
Asclepias syriaca (Broadleaf milkweed) plant
Genus species:
   Asclepias syriaca
Common name:
   Broadleaf milkweed
Family:
   Apocynaceae
Order:
   Gentianales
Class:
   Magnoliopsida
Gardenia jasminoides (Gardenia) plants
Genus species:
   Gardenia jasminoides
Common name:
   Gardenia
Family:
   Rubiaceae
Order:
   Gentianales
Class:
   Magnoliopsida
Asclepias syriaca (Broadleaf milkweed) plant
Genus species:
   Asclepias syriaca
Common name:
   Broadleaf milkweed
Family:
   Apocynaceae
Order:
   Gentianales
Class:
   Magnoliopsida
Gardenia jasminoides (Gardenia) plants
Genus species:
   Gardenia jasminoides
Common name:
   Gardenia
Family:
   Rubiaceae
Order:
   Gentianales
Class:
   Magnoliopsida

Order (Plantae): Gentianales

Gentianales is an order of flowering plants, included within the asterid clade of eudicots. It comprises more than 16,000 species in about 1,138 genera in 5 families. More than 80% of the species in this order belong to the family Rubiaceae.

Etymology

It takes its name from the family Gentianaceae, which in turn is based on the name of the type genus, Gentiana. The genus name is a tribute to Gentius, an Illyrian king.


Reference: Wikipedia

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