山茶目 是1981年的克朗奎斯特分类法列出的一个目,共包括18个科,列在五桠果亚纲之下,1998年根据基因亲缘关系分类的APG 分类法取消了这个目,大部分科被合并到杜鹃花目中,2003年经过修订的APG II 分类法维持原分类。
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Theales 山茶目
Theales is a botanical name at the rank of order. The name was used by the Cronquist system for an order placed in subclass Dilleniidae, in the 1981 version of the system the circumscription was:
In the APG II system (used here) the taxa involved are assigned to many different orders, among which are Ericales, Malvales, and Malpighiales.