Geraniales | ||||||||
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Geraniaceae (geranium family) Melianthaceae Francoaceae Vivianiaceae Ledocarpaceae |
The Geraniales are an order of flowering plants, included within the rosid subgroup of dicotyledons. The families given at right are typical of newer classifications. However, there is some variation. The Francoaceae and Ledocarpaceae may be included within the Melianthaceae and Vivianiaceae, respectively. Alternatively, new families Hypseocharitaceae and Greyiaceae may be removed from the Geraniaceae and Melianthaceae.
Under the older Cronquist system, the Geraniales had a different composition, comprising the following families: