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Lamiales

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Lamiales [‚lā·mē′ā·lēz]
(botany)
An order of dicotyledonous plants in the subclass Asteridae marked by its characteristic gynoecium, consisting of usually two biovulate carpels, with each carpel divided between the ovules by a false partition, or with the two halves of the carpel seemingly wholly separate.


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In an attempt to establish that diversity among host plants of the order Lamiales could have sparked diversity in the Phyllobrotica leaf beetles, the researchers first gathered data suggesting the beetles have had ample opportunity to interact with the same Lamiales hosts for extremely long periods of time.
 
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