SUBCLASS: DICOTYLEDONAE
SUPERORDER: Magnoliidae	SUPERORDER: Hamamelidae	SUPERORDER: Caryophyllidae	SUPERORDER: Dilleniidae	SUPERORDER: Rosidae	SUPERORDER: Asteridae
Order: Magnoliales Families: Magnoliaceae Winteraceae Himantandraceae Cannellaceae Annonaceae Myristicaceae Degeneriaceae Order: Illiciales Families: Illiciaceae Schisandraceae Order: Laurales Families: Austrobaileyaceae Lactoridaceae Eupomatiaceae Gomortegaceae Monimiaceae Calycanthaceae Chloranthaceae Lauraceae Hernandiaceae Order: Piperales Families: Piperaceae Saururaceae Peperomiaceae Order: Aristolochiales Families: Aristolochiaceae Nepenthaceae Order: Nymphaeales Families: Ceratophyllaceae Nymphaeaceae Order: Ranunculales Families: Berberidaceae Ranunculaceae Lardizabalaceae Menispermaceae Order: Papaverales Families: Papaveraceae Fumariaceae Order: Sarraceniales Family: Sarraceniaceae	Order: Trochodendrales Family: Trochodendraceae Order: Hamamelidales Families: Cercidiphyllaceae Platanaceae Hamamelidaceae Order: Eucommiales Family: Eucommiaceae Order: Leitneriales Family: Leitneriaceae Order: Myricales Family: Myricaceae Order: Fagales Families: Betulaceae Fagaceae Balanopaceae Order: Casuarinales Family: Casuarinaceae	Order: Caryophyllales Families: Cactaceae Aizoaceae Caryophyllaceae Nyctaginaceae Amaranthaceae Phytolaccaceae Chenopodiaceae Didiereaceae Portulacaceae Basellaceae Order: Batales Family: Batidaceae Order: Polygonales Family: Polygonaceae Order: Plumbaginales Family: Plumbaginaceae	Order: Dilleniales Families: Dilleniaceae Paeoniaceae Crossosomataceae Order: Theales Families: Theaceae Ochnaceae Dipterocarpaceae Clusiaceae Elatinaceae Quiinaceae Marcgraviaceae Order: Malvales Families: Scytopetalaceae Elaeocarpaceae Tiliaceae Sterculiaceae Bombacaceae Malvaceae Sphaerosepalaceae Sarcolaenaceae Order: Urticales Families: Ulmaceae Moraceae Urticaceae Order: Lecythidales Family: Lecythidaceae Order: Violales Families: Violaceae Flacourtiaceae Lacistemataceae Passifloraceae Turneraceae Malesherbiaceae Fouquieriaceae Caricaceae Bixaceae Cochlospermaceae Cistaceae Tamaricaceae Ancistrocladaceae Frankeniaceae Achariaceae Begoniaceae Loasaceae Datiscaceae Cucurbitaceae Order: Salicales Family: Salicaceae Order: Capparales Families: Capparaceae Tovariaceae Brassicaceae Resedaceae Moringaceae Order: Ericales Families: Clethraceae Grubbiaceae Cyrillaceae Ericaceae Epacridaceae Empetraceae Pyrolaceae Order: Diapensales Family: Diapensiaceae Order: Ebenales Families: Sapotaceae Ebenaceae Styracaceae Order: Primulales Families: Primulaceae Myrsinaceae	Order: Rosales Families: Cunoniaceae Pittosporaceae Droseraceae Brunelliaceae Eucryphiaceae Bruniaceae Rosaceae Crassulaceae Cephalotaceae Chrosobalanaceae Order: Fabales Families: Papilionaceae Caesalpiniaceae Mimosaceae Order: Podostemales Family: Podostemaceae Order: Haloragales Families: Theligonaceae Haloragaceae Hippuridaceae Order: Myrtales Families: Sonneratiaceae Trapaceae Lythraceae Rhizophoraceae Penaeaceae Thymelaeaceae Myrtaceae Punicaceae Onagraceae Oliniaceae Melastomataceae Combretaceae Order: Cornales Families: Nyssaceae Garryaceae Alangiaceae Cornaceae Order: Proteales Families: Elaeagnaceae Protaceae Order: Santales Families: Santalaceae Medusandraceae Olacaceae Loranthaceae Misodendraceae Cynomoriaceae Balanophoraceae Order: Rafflesiales Families: Rafflesiaceae Hydnoraceae Order: Celastrales Families: Geissolomataceae Celastraceae Stackhousiaceae Salvadoraceae Corynocarpaceae Icacinaceae Aquifoliaceae Dichapetalaceae Order: Euphorbiales Families: Buxaceae Pandaceae Euphorbiaceae Order: Rhamnales Families: Rhamnaceae Vitaceae Order: Sapindales Families: Staphyleaceae Melianthaceae Connaraceae Sapindaceae Sabiaceae Julianiaceae Hippocastanaceae Aceraceae Burseraceae Anacardiaceae Simaroubaceae Coriariaceae Meliaceae Cneoraceae Rutaceae Zygophyllaceae Order: Juglandales Family: Juglandaceae Order: Geraniales Families: Houmiriaceae Linaceae Geraniaceae Oxalidaceae Erythroxylaceae Limnanthaceae Balsaminaceae Tropaeolaceae Order: Polygalales Families: Malphighiaceae Trigoniaceae Tremandraceae Vochysiaceae Polygalaceae Krameriaceae Order: Umbellales Families: Araliaceae Apiaceae	Order: Gentianales Families: Loganiaceae Gentianaceae Apocynaceae Asclepiadaceae Oleaceae Order: Polemoniales Families: Nolanaceae Solanaceae Convolvulaceae Menyanthaceae Lennoaceae Polemoniaceae Ehretiaceae Hydrophyllaceae Boraginaceae Order: Lamiales Families: Verbenaceae Lamiaceae Tetrachondraceae Callitrichaceae Phrymaceae Order: Plantaginales Family: Plantaginaceae Order: Scrophulariales Families: Columelliaceae Myoporaceae Scrophulariaceae Globulariaceae Gesneriaceae Orobanchaceae Bignoniaceae Acanthaceae Pedaliaceae Hydrostachydaceae Martyniaceae Lentibulariaceae Order: Campanulales Families: Campanulaceae Lobeliaceae Stylidiaceae Brunoniaceae Goodeniaceae Order: Rubiales Family: Rubiaceae Order: Dipsacales Families: Adoxaceae Caprifoliaceae Valerianaceae Dipsacaceae Calyceraceae Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae

SUBCLASS: MONOCOTYLEDONAE
SUPERORDER: Alismatidae	SUPERORDER: Commelinidae	SUPERORDER: Arecidae	SUPERORDER: Liliidae
Order: Alismatales Families: Butomaceae Limnocharitaceae Alismataceae Order: Hydrocharitales Family: Hydrocharitaceae Order: Najadales Families: Aponogetonaceae Scheuchzeriaceae Juncaginaceae Lilaeaceae Najadaceae Potamogetonaceae Zannichelliaceae Ruppiaceae Zosteraceae Posidoniaceae Cymodoceaceae Order: Triuridales Family: Triuridaceae	Order: Commelinales Families: Xyridaceae Rapateaceae Mayacaceae Commelinaceae Order: Eriocaulales Family: Eriocaulaceae Order: Restionales Families: Flagellariaceae Centrolepidaceae Restionaceae Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Order: Juncales Families: Juncaceae Thurniaceae Order: Cyperales Family: Cyperaceae Order: Typhales Families: Typhaceae Sparganiaceae Order: Bromeliales Family: Bromeliaceae Order: Zingiberales Families: Musaceae Strelitziaceae Zingiberaceae Cannaceae Marantaceae	Order: Arecales Family: Arecaceae Order: Cyclanthales Family: Cyclanthaceae Order: Pandanales Family: Pandanaceae Order: Arales Families: Lemnaceae Araceae	Order: Liliales Families: Pontederiaceae Philydraceae Iridaceae Liliaceae Amaryllidaceae Agavaceae Xanthorrhoeaceae Velloziaceae Haemodoraceae Taccaceae Stemonaceae Smilacaceae Dioscoreaceae Order: Orchidales Families: Burmanniaceae Orchidaceae

The table is based on the Classification in "Flowering Plants of the World" edited by V. H. Heywood, published in 1993.
This system of classifying plants has now been changed as more information has become available from research on the DNA of plants.
See this page for more information.

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Other entries with information on Plant Names and Classification

Latin Names - the meanings of some common Latin botanical names
Plant Families - an introduction to Plant Families
Classification of Plants - an introduction to Plant Classification
Classification of Plants - Information on the new system of Plant Classification according to APG III
Classification of Plants - Table showing Families and Orders under APG III