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The Sapindales is an order of flowering plants included among the rosid subgroup of dicotyledons. Inclusion of the following families is now typical of newer taxonomic schemes:
Under the older Cronquist system, some genera of Sapindaceae were placed in separate families ( Aceraceae and Hippocastanaceae), and the following families were included in the Sapindales:
- Family Staphyleaceae
- Family Melianthaceae
- Family Bretschneideraceae
- Family Akaniaceae
- Family Julianiaceae
- Family Cneoraceae
- Family ZygophyllaceaeDicotyledons Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Zygophyllales Family: Zygophyllaceae Genera: Augea Bulnesia Fagonia Guaiacum Halimiphyllum Izozogia Kallstroemia Kelleronia Larrea Metharme Miltian
Species comprising the Nitrariaceae were included within the Zygophyllaceae, and those in the Kirkiaceae within the Simaroubaceae.
SapindalesSee text The Sapindales is an order of flowering plants included among the rosid subgroup of dicotyledons. Inclusion of the following families is now typical of newer taxonomic schemes: Family Sapindaceae ( soapberry family) Family Nitrariaceae Family Rut
