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'''Theales''' is an [[order (biology)|order]] of [[plant]]s that includes the [[tea]] bushes. This name is no longer in use and has been superseded by the name '''[[Ericales]]''' in the Update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (See: [http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1046/j.1095-8339.2003.t01-1-00158.x/full/])
'''Theales''' is a [[botanical name]] at the rank of [[order (biology)|order]]. Early classifications such as that of [[Rolf Dahlgren|Dahlgren]] placed the Theales in the [[superorder]] Theiflorae (also called Theanae). The name was used by the [[Cronquist system]] for an order placed in subclass [[Dilleniidae]], in the 1981 version of the system the circumscription was:


* order Theales
== Placement ==
:Kingdom [[Plantae]]
*: family [[Ochnaceae]]
*: family [[Sphaerosepalaceae]]
:Subkingdom [[Tracheobionta]]
*: family [[Dipterocarpaceae]]
:Division [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] -- angiosperms, flowering plants
*: family [[Caryocaraceae]]
:Class [[Magnoliopsida]] -- dicotyledons
:Subclass [[Dilleniidae]]
*: family [[Theaceae]]
*: family [[Actinidiaceae]]
:Order '''Theales'''
*: family [[Scytopetalaceae]]
*: family [[Pentaphylacaceae]]
*: family [[Tetrameristaceae]]
*: family [[Pellicieraceae]]
*: family [[Oncothecaceae]]
*: family [[Marcgraviaceae]]
*: family [[Quiinaceae]]
*: family [[Elatinaceae]]
*: family [[Paracryphiaceae]]
*: family [[Medusagynaceae]]
*: family [[Clusiaceae]]


In the [[APG II system]] (used here) the taxa involved are assigned to many different orders, among which are [[Ericales]], [[Malvales]], and [[Malpighiales]].
== Children ==
'''Families'''
* [[Actinidiaceae]] - 1 [[genus]]
* [[Caryocaraceae]] - 1 genus
* [[Clusiaceae]] - 11 genera
* [[Dipterocarpaceae]] - 4 genera
* [[Elatinaceae]] (water worts) - 2 genera
* [[Marcgraviaceae]] - 1 genus
* [[Medusagynaceae]] - empty in ITIS - [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/medusagy.htm Watson and Dallwitz] show this as having a single genus and species from [[Seychelles]]. Included by cladists in [[Malpighiales]].
* [[Ochnaceae]] - 3 genera
* [[Quiinaceae]] - empty in ITIS - [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/quiinace.htm Watson and Dallwitz] show this with 4 genera and 50 species. Included on Malpighiales by cladists.
* [[Rhopalocarpaceae]] - empty in ITIS - in [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/sphaeros.htm Watson and Dallwitz] it is treated as synonymous with Sphaerosepalaceae. Included in Malvales by cladists.
* [[Sarcolaenaceae]] - empty in ITIS - [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/sarcolae.htm Watson and Dallwitz] show this with 10 genera and 40 species. Cladists include this with the Malvales.
* [[Stachyuraceae]] - empty in ITIS - [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/stachyur.htm Watson and Dallwitz] show a single genus with 10 species. Included in Rosids by cladists.
* [[Theaceae]] ([[tea]]) - [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/theaceae.htm Watson and Dallwitz] show this with 18 genera and 500 species.


== References ==
== External links ==
* [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/ L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval.] http://delta-intkey.com
* http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=21354
<br>as of 2002-06-05


[[Category:Magnoliopsida]]
[[Category:Historically recognized angiosperm orders]]

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Latest revision as of 18:03, 29 March 2021

Theales is a botanical name at the rank of order. Early classifications such as that of Dahlgren placed the Theales in the superorder Theiflorae (also called Theanae). The name was used by the Cronquist system for an order placed in subclass Dilleniidae, in the 1981 version of the system the circumscription was:

In the APG II system (used here) the taxa involved are assigned to many different orders, among which are Ericales, Malvales, and Malpighiales.

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