ASTERIDS

In the APG II system (2003) for the classification of flowering plants, the name 'asterids' refers to a clade (a monophyletic group).
Most of the taxa belonging to this clade had been referred to the Asteridae in the Cronquist system (1981) and to the Sympetalae in earlier systems. The name 'asterids' (plural, not necessarily capitalized) is presumably inspired by the earlier botanical name but in itself is intended to be the name of a clade rather than a formal ranked name, in the sense of the ''ICBN''. This clade is one of the two main groups of 'eudicots', the other being the 'rosids'. It consists of:

★ clade 'asterids :'

★ :: order Cornales

★ :: order Ericales

★ : clade 'euasterids I'

★ :::: family Boraginaceae

★ :::: family Icacinaceae

★ :::: family Oncothecaceae

★ :::: family Vahliaceae

★ ::: order Garryales

★ ::: order Solanales

★ ::: order Gentianales

★ ::: order Lamiales

★ : clade 'euasterids II'

★ :::: family Bruniaceae

★ :::: family Columelliaceae (+ family Desfontainiaceae)

★ :::: family Eremosynaceae

★ :::: family Escalloniaceae

★ :::: family Paracryphiaceae

★ :::: family Polyosmaceae

★ :::: family Sphenostemonacae

★ :::: family Tribelaceae

★ ::: order Aquifoliales

★ ::: order Apiales

★ ::: order Dipsacales

★ ::: order Asterales
'Note :' “ + ....” = optional as a seggregate of the preceding family.

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★ Asterids in Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 7, May 2006.