Ranunculidae
Subclass of plants
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Ranunculidae is a subclass of flowering plants (Angiosperms) used in some taxonomic systems such as the Takhtajan system or Reveal system.[1] By necessity it includes the order Ranunculales, but otherwise it differs between taxonomic systems. More recent classification systems such as the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group do not use subclasses for Angiosperms.[1]
| Ranunculidae | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Subclass: | Ranunculidae Takht. ex Reveal |
| Type genus | |
| Ranunculus | |
This grouping was first proposed by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu in 1789 as Ranunculaceae, considered an order within de Jussieu's classification system.[2] It would later be elevated to the rank of subclass by James L. Reveal in 1992,[3] but would become obsolete under the APG III system.[4]
