Synonymes: Apocynales, Asclepiadales, Chironiales, Cinchonales, Galiales, Loganiales,
Rubiales, Theligonales, Vincales
Botany: leaves opposite, with stipules, colleters; vestured pits; internal phloem.
Content: indol alkaloids.
TaxonomyGentianales is one of the Orders of
Lamiidae in the
Apg3 classification. It includes
Rubiaceae.
Asclepiadaceae is included in
Apocynaceae in order to keep
Apocynaceae monophyletic.
Apocynaceae without
Asclepiadaceae would be polypheletic.
In the
Plant theory Rubiaceae is split off from the Order
Gentianales and put into its own Order
Rubiales. The splitting does not affect the monophyly of both Orders.
Asclepiadaceae is split off from
Apocynaceae.
Apocynaceae is split into 2 Families Rauvolfieae and
Apocyneae, which makes both monophyletic.
Gentianales is placed in
Phase 2 quality of
Magnesium.
Subphases1.
2.
Gelsemiaceae.
3.
Gentianaceae.
4.
Loganiaceae.
5. Rauvolfieae
6.
Apocyneae.
7.
Asclepiadaceae.