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Laurales

Laurales
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Laurales
Families
Atherospermataceae Calycanthaceae Gomortegaceae Hernandiaceae Lauraceae Monimiaceae Siparunaceae

The Laurales are an order of flowering plants. They are a basal group of dicots, closely related to the Magnoliales. The following families are included in newer systems:

• Family Lauraceae (laurel family)
• Family Hernandiaceae
• Family Monimiaceae
• Family Siparunaceae
• Family Atherospermataceae
• Family Gomortegaceae
• Family Calycanthaceae

Under the older Cronquist system, the Laurales included a slightly different set of families:

• Family Amborellaceae
• Family Trimeniaceae
• Family Monimiaceae
• Family Gomortegaceae
• Family Calycanthaceae
• Family Idiospermaceae
• Family Lauraceae
• Family Hernandiaceae

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