Sapindales

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Sapindales

Families

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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:

Family Sapindaceae (soapberry family)
Family Nitrariaceae
Family Rutaceae (citrus family)
Family Meliaceae (mahogany family)
Family Simaroubaceae
Family Anacardiaceae (cashew family)
Family Burseriaceae (frankincense family)
Family Kirkiaceae

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 Zygophyllaceae

Species comprising the Nitrariaceae were included within the Zygophyllaceae, and those in the Kirkiaceae within the Simaroubaceae.