Knowra Lamiales Lamiales Lamiales is an order of flowering plants that includes mints, olives, snapdragons, and many other families. Its members range from herbs and shrubs to trees and vines.
Lamiaceae : A flowering-plant family that includes mints, sages, basil, and many aromatic herbs. This large family gives Lamiales its familiar mints and many characteristic aromatic plants.
Angiosperm : A flowering plant whose seeds develop enclosed within an ovary that typically becomes a fruit. Lamiales is one branch of the flowering plants.
Angiosperm Phylogeny Group : An international collaboration that develops phylogenetic classifications of flowering plants. Its successive systems define the modern placement and membership of Lamiales.
Mentha : A genus of aromatic plants that includes peppermint, spearmint, and other mints. Its culinary herbs and essential oils are among Lamiales’ most familiar uses.
Mediterranean diet : A dietary pattern associated with Mediterranean regions, emphasizing plant foods and olive oil. Olive oil from an Oleaceae member is a defining ingredient of this dietary pattern.
Oleaceae : A flowering-plant family that includes olives, ashes, lilacs, and jasmines. It includes the order’s distinctive olive trees and several familiar ornamental genera.
Asterids : A major clade of flowering plants that includes Lamiales, Solanales, and several other orders. This broader evolutionary group places Lamiales among related flowering-plant orders.
APG II system : A 2003 phylogenetic classification of flowering plants published by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. This classification marks an earlier step in the order’s molecularly informed reorganization.
Olea europaea : The olive tree, a Mediterranean species cultivated for olives and olive oil. This Lamiales species has been cultivated for food and oil for millennia.
Essential oil : A concentrated mixture of volatile compounds extracted from aromatic plants. Mint-family plants are major sources of essential oils used in foods and fragrances.
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