Myrtales
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The Myrtales are an order of flowering plants placed as a basal group within the rosid group of dicotyledons (not a member of eurosids I or eurosids II). The following families are typical of newer classifications:
[change] Family
- Family Alzateaceae
- Family Combretaceae (leadwood family)
- Family Crypteroniaceae
- Family Heteropyxidaceae
- Family Lythraceae (loosestrife and pomegranate family)
- Family Melastomataceae
- Family Memecylaceae
- Family Myrtaceae (myrtle family)
- Family Oliniaceae
- Family Onagraceae (evening primrose family)
- Family Penaeaceae
- Family Psiloxylaceae
- Family Rhynchocalycaceae
- Family Vochysiaceae
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