Rhamnales

Rhamnales
Rhamnus cathartica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Subclass:	Rosidae
Order:	Rhamnales Lindl. (1836)
Familia
Elaeagnaceae Leeaceae Rhamnaceae Vitaceae
Synonyms
Rosanae Urticales

The Rhamnales are an order of dicotyledon plants. In the Cronquist system, the following families were placed here:

• Family Elaeagnaceae – (Oleaster family)
• Family Leeaceae
• Family Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family)
• Family Vitaceae (grape family)

Leea may be included within the Vitaceae. The Rhamnaceae are no longer considered close relatives of these other forms, and newer systems move them to the Rosales. The order then becomes the Vitales.

References

• Lindley, John (1836). "Alliance III Rhamnales". A Systematic View of the Organisation, Natural Affinities, and Geographical Distribution,of the Whole Vegetable Kingdom; Together With the Uses of the Most Important Species in Medicine,the Arts, and Rural or Domestic Economy. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green and Longman. http://books.google.com/books?id=IicEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA107&lpg=PA107. Retrieved 2008-06-11. 
• Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). "Classification for Kingdom Plantae Down to Order Rhamnales". The PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture. http://plants.usda.gov/java/ClassificationServlet?source=display&classid=Rhamnales. Retrieved 2008-06-11. 
• "Rhamnales". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=28444. Retrieved 11 June 2008. 

External links

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