Kingdom Plantae Clade Eudicots Clade Lamiids Higher classification Asterids | Clade Angiosperms Clade Asterids Scientific name Solanales Rank Order | |
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Lower classifications Nightshade, Convolvulaceae, Ipomoea, Bindweed, Physalis |
The Solanales are an order of flowering plants, included in the asterid group of dicotyledons. Some older sources used the name Polemoniales for this order.
![Solanales Flickriver listentoreason39s photos tagged with solanales](https://alchetron.com/cdn/solanales-10483910-fa5f-4fc2-8168-4a70a424a3b-resize-750.jpeg)
Taxonomy
![Solanales Flickriver listentoreason39s photos tagged with solanales](https://alchetron.com/cdn/solanales-042a2bf1-3b14-4c46-8cde-1b62d67c787-resize-750.jpeg)
Under the older Cronquist system, the latter three families were placed elsewhere, and a number of others were included:
![Solanales Solanales](https://alchetron.com/cdn/solanales-be63c7a5-74cc-4e55-a966-fb343a8836f-resize-750.gif)
In the classification system of Dahlgren the Solanales were in the superorder Solaniflorae (also called Solananae).
The following families are included here in newer systems such as that of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG):
![Solanales FileSolanales Ipomoea mauritiana kew 2jpg Wikimedia Commons](https://alchetron.com/cdn/solanales-59c30600-02d0-4c6a-a9eb-b4075dddc1a-resize-750.jpg)
The APG II classification treats the Solanales in the group Euasterids I.
![Solanales Order Solanales](https://alchetron.com/cdn/solanales-a6cbf9cd-83d4-4d21-b25a-2d77f82f465-resize-750.jpeg)
References
Solanales Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA