Mints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies of Zihuatanejo

ORDER LAMIALES

Flowers by Colour

• Plants (Kingdom Plantae)

• Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta)

• Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)

• Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)

• Mints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies (Order Lamiales)

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Order Lamiales is one of the largest and most diverse orders of flowering plants (angiosperms), comprising more than 25,000 species distributed throughout tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions worldwide. Members include herbs, shrubs, vines, trees, and a few aquatic plants that occupy habitats ranging from forests and grasslands to deserts, wetlands, and alpine meadows. Many species are characterized by opposite leaves, bilaterally symmetrical flowers, and aromatic oils or specialized chemical compounds.