Magnoliales

Magnoliales
a Magnolia flower, showing all the parts.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Magnoliales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl
Families
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Magnoliales is an order of flowering plants. They are very successful, despite being an early type of flowering plant.

Classification

The Magloliales includes six families:

• Annonaceae (custard apple family, over 2000 species of trees, shrubs, and lianas; mostly tropical but some temperate)
• Degeneriaceae (two species of trees found on Pacific islands)
• Eupomatiaceae (two species of trees and shrubs found in New Guinea and eastern Australia)
• Himantandraceae (two species of trees and shrubs, found in tropical areas in Southeast Asia and Australia)
• Magnoliaceae (about 225 species including magnolias and tulip trees)
• Myristicaceae (several hundred species including Nutmeg)

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