Names: Commelinoid.
Botany: ultraviolet fluorescent cell wall compounds, ferula acid and coumarin acid; leaves contain silica acid; cuticle wax is often rod shaped, as scales.
TaxonomyThe Superorder of the
Commelinoids consists of the Orders
Poales,
Arecales,
Commelinales and
Zingiberales in the
Apg3 classification.
In the
Plant theory the
Commelinoids is not retained as an order. It can be seen as a Superorder or Subclass. It is split into its 4 Orders and placed in different
Phases:
Phase 2:
Poales.
Phase 3:
Commelinales.
Phase 4:
Arecales.
Phase 5:
Zingiberales.