Theales

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:

• order Theales

  family Ochnaceae

  family Sphaerosepalaceae

  family Dipterocarpaceae

  family Caryocaraceae

  family Theaceae

  family Actinidiaceae

  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.

External links

• L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. http://delta-intkey.com