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Laurales

The Laurales are an order of flowering plants. They are a basal group of dicots, closely related to the Magnoliales. The following families are included in newer systems:

Family Lauraceae (laurel[?] family)
Family Hernandiaceae[?]
Family Monimiaceae[?]
Family Siparunaceae[?]
Family Atherospermataceae[?]
Family Gomortegaceae[?]
Family Calycanthraceae[?]

Under the older Cronquist system, the Laurales included a slightly different set of families:

Family Amborellaceae[?]
Family Trimeniaceae[?]
Family Monimiaceae[?]
Family Gomortegaceae[?]
Family Calycanthaceae[?]
Family Idiospermaceae[?]
Family Lauraceae
Family Hernandiaceae[?]

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