Order Lamiales

Order Lamiales

There are four families in Order Lamiales, three fairly large and one small family (Lennoaceae) consisting of plants that are parasitic on the roots of other plants. In this order, the female parts of the flower (carpels) are divided into two chambers with a single ovule in each, and the fruit is often a single-seeded nutlet. This picture shows the flower of Teak Tectona grandis, a tree (in Family Verbenaceae) that provides hard, strong wood. Some species in Order Lamiales are grown as ornamentals. [CH] {EN}