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The '''Hamemelidales''' was an order of [[dicotyledon]]s in the [[Cronquist system]] of [[flowering plant]] classification, including the following families:
'''Hamamelidales''' is the [[botanical name]] of an order of [[flowering plants]]. This name was used in the [[Cronquist system]], and in the 1981 version of this system the [[wiktionary:circumscription|circumscription]] was:


* order ''Hamamelidales''
* Family [[Hamamelidaceae]] ([[witch-hazel]] family)
*: family ''[[Hamamelidaceae]]''
* Family [[Cercidiphyllum|Cercidiphyllaceae]] ([[katsura tree]])
*: family ''[[Cercidiphyllum|Cercidiphyllaceae]]''
* Family [[Euptelea]]ceae
*: family ''[[Eupteleaceae|Eupteleaceae]]
* Family [[Platanus|Platanaceae]] ([[plane tree]]s)
*: family ''[[Platanus|Platanaceae]]''
* Family [[Myrothamnus|Myrothamnaceae]] ([[resurrection bush]])
*: family ''[[Myrothamnus|Myrothamnaceae]]''


In the [[APG II system]] (used here) the taxa involved are mostly assigned to the order ''[[Saxifragales]]'', but some are placed elsewhere. Quite notable is the placement of ''Platanus'' in ''[[Proteales]]''.
These served as the prototype for the [[Subclass (biology)|subclass]] Hamamelidae.


[[Category: plant taxonomy]]
In newer classifications based on genetic research by the [[Angiosperm Phylogeny Group]], these families are scattered among various other orders, most notably the [[Saxifragales]], but with the Platanaceae transferred to the [[Proteales]].

[[Category:Magnoliopsida]]


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Revision as of 12:23, 9 March 2006

Hamamelidales is the botanical name of an order of flowering plants. This name was used in the Cronquist system, and in the 1981 version of this system the circumscription was:

In the APG II system (used here) the taxa involved are mostly assigned to the order Saxifragales, but some are placed elsewhere. Quite notable is the placement of Platanus in Proteales.