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Pinales

Pinales, the Pine Order

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Pinales

Families

Pinaceae[?], pine-like trees
Cupressaceae[?], cedar-like trees
Taxodiaceae, redwood-like trees
Araucariaceae, Araucarias
Podocarpaceae[?]
Phyllocladaceae[?]
Cephalotaxaceae[?]

Pinales is the order of the division Pinophyta that includes the true conifers. It was formerly known as the Coniferales. Many botanists still include the Taxaceae in the Pinales.

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