Rhamnales
The Rhamnales Lindl. are an order of dicotyledon plants in the subclass Rosidae. In the Cronquist system, the following families were placed here:
- Family Elaeagnaceae – (Oleaster family)
- Family Leeaceae
- Family buckthornfamily)
- Family Vitaceae (grape family)
Vitales.
Under the APG III system of classification, Rhamnales is not recognized. Instead, the families previously included here under the Cronquist system are included under the following orders:[1]
- Elaeagnaceae and Rhamnaceae are placed within Rosales
- Leea, formerly recognized in its own family Leeaceae, is included within Vitaceae, which is recognized in its own order, Vitales
References
- hdl:10654/18083
- Lindley, John (1836). "Alliance III Rhamnales". A Systematic View of the Organisation, Natural Affinities, and Geographical Distribution,of the Whole Vegetable Kingdom; Together With the Uses of the Most Important Species in Medicine,the Arts, and Rural or Domestic Economy. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green and Longman. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
- Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). "Classification for Kingdom Plantae Down to Order Rhamnales". The PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
- "Rhamnales". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
External links
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