Fabales

Centrosema plumieri, Illustration

The butterfly -like flowers ( Fabales ) form an order of angiosperms ( Magnoliopsida ).

Description

Stipules are present. The flowers are usually fünfzählig and divided into calyx and corolla. The carpels are fused into an ovary ( synkarp ).

System

In the order of the butterfly -like flowers ( Fabales ), there are four families:

• Legume ( Fabaceae )
• Finials plants ( Polygalaceae )
• Quillajaceae
• Surianaceae

Cladogram:

Quillajaceae

Legume ( Fabaceae )

Surianaceae

Finials plants ( Polygalaceae )