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Taxales

Taxales, the Yew Order

Scientific classification

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

Families

Taxaceae, yew-like trees

Taxales is the order of the division Pinophyta that includes the yews. Many botanists do not recognize the order, considering the Taxaceae to belong in the Pinales.

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