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Dilleniales

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Dilleniales
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Magnoliopsida
Families
  • Dilleniaceae
  • Paeoniaceae
  • Crossosomataceae

The Dilleniales are an order of dicotyledons, comprising the elephant apple family, Dilleniaceae. Under the Cronquist system they also included the peony (Paeonia) is a separate family, and served as the prototype for the subclass Dilleniidae, which is abandoned in newer schemes.