Global InformationPortulacineae information
| Portulacineae | |||||
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| Scientific classification | |||||
| Kingdom: | Plantae
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| (unranked): | Angiosperms
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| (unranked): | Eudicots
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| (unranked): | Core eudicots
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| Order: | Caryophyllales
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| Suborder: | Portulacineae Engl.
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Portulacineae is a suborder of flowering plants in the order Caryophyllales comprising the families Anacampserotaceae, Basellaceae, Cactaceae (cacti), Didiereaceae, Halophytaceae, Montiaceae, Portulacaceae, and Talinaceae. All three major kinds of succulent plant — stem succulents, leaf succulents, and caudiciform plants — are represented within this suborder.