Portulacineae

Portulacineae
Basellaceae	Cactaceae
Didiereaceae	Portulacaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Suborder:	Portulacineae; Engl.
Families
	Basellaceae Raf. ; Cactaceae Juss. ; Didiereaceae Radlk. ; Portulacaceae Juss. ;

Portulacineae is a suborder of flowering plants in the order Caryophyllales comprising the families Basellaceae, Cactaceae (cacti), Didiereaceae, and Portulacaceae. All three major kinds of succulent plant — stem succulents, leaf succulents, and caudiciform plants — are represented within the family.

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