Theales

Theales is a botanical name at the rank of order. 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

* [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