The Ranales are an obsolete taxon of the Dicotyledons, with rank of order typified by Ranunculus (Ranunculaceae). == Description == The Ranunculaceae were included directly in the Thalamiflorae by de Candolle (1819-1824) as an ordo within that subclass. They were paraphyletic and considered a very primitive group with a key position in angiosperm ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranales
order Ranalesnoun herbs, shrubs and trees: includes families Ranunculaceae; Annonaceae; Berberidaceae; Magnoliaceae; Menispermaceae; Myristicaceae; Nymphaeaceae; Lardizabalaceae; Lauraceae; Calycanthaceae; Ceratophyllaceae; Cercidiphyllaceae Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974