Overview
The Apiales are an order of . The families given at right are typical of newer classifications, though there is some slight variation, and in particular the Torriceliaceae may be divided. These families are placed within the asterid group of eudicots as circumscribed by the APG II system.
Under this definition well-known members include carrots, celery, parsley, and ivy.
Under the Cronquist system, only the Apiaceae and Araliaceae were included here, and the restricted order was placed among the rosids rather than the asterids. The Pittosporaceae were placed within the Rosales, and the other forms within the family Cornaceae.
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Taxonomy
The Order Apiales is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Family (1): Umbelliferae
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 2,108 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in the Order Apiales.
Families
Umbelliferae
At least 46 species and subspecies belong to the Family Umbelliferae.
More info about the Family Umbelliferae may be found here.
References
- Chandler, G.T. and G. M. Plunkett. 1994. Evolution in Apiales: nuclear and chloroplast markers together in (almost) perfect harmony. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 144: Page 123-147 (abstract available online here).
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