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Adoxales

(Order)

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Taxonomy

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The Order Adoxales is further organized into finer groupings including:

Families

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Adoxaceae

The Adoxaceae is a small family of in the order Dipsacales, as now constituted comprising four genera and about 150-200 species. It is characterised by opposite toothed leaves, small five- or, more rarely, four-petalled flowers in cymose inflorescences, and the fruit being a drupe. They are thus similar to many Cornaceae. [more]

Sambucaceae

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At least 386 species and subspecies belong to the Family Sambucaceae.

More info about the Family Sambucaceae may be found here.

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Last Revised: November 19, 2008