Rhamnales
Order of plants
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The Rhamnales, described by Belgian botanist Dumortier in 1829, is an order of dicotyledon plants in the subclass Rosidae.[1]
Circumscription
In the Cronquist system, the following families were placed in Rhamnales:[1][2]
- Family Elaeagnaceae – (oleaster family)
- Family Leeaceae
- Family Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family)
- Family Vitaceae (grape family)
In APG system (1998) and APG II system (2003), Rhamnales is recognized as one of the synonyms for order Rosales.[3][4]
Rhamnales is not recognized by Angiosperm Phylogeny Group since APG III system (2009). The families previously included here under the Cronquist system are included under the following orders:[5]
- Families Elaeagnaceae and Rhamnaceae are placed within Rosales
- Genus Leea, formerly recognized in its own family Leeaceae, is included within family Vitaceae, which is recognized in its own order, Vitales
