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Dilleniales

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 (Latin Paeonia) is a separate family, and served as the prototype for the subclass Dilleniidae , which is abandoned in newer schemes.



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