Gunnerales

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Gunnerales is an order of flowering plants. In the APG II system (2003) it comprises two genera: Gunnera and Myrothamnus. These may both be assigned to the same family or to two separate families.

order Gunnerales
: family Gunneraceae [+ family Myrothamnaceae].

Note: + "..." = optional, may be segregated from the preceding family.

In the Cronquist system (1981) the former was placed within the Haloragales and the latter within the Hamamelidales.

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* [NCBI Taxonomy Browser]

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