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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae | ||||
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | ||||
| Clade: | Angiosperms | ||||
| Clade: | Eudicots | ||||
| Order: | Caryophyllales | ||||
| Suborder: | Portulacineae Engl. | ||||
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References
edit- Nyffeler, Reto; Eggli, Urs; Ogburn, Matt; Edwards, Erika (2008). "Variations on a theme: Repeated evolution of succulent life forms in the Portulacineae (Caryophyllales)". Haseltonia. 14: 26–36. doi:10.2985/1070-0048-14.1.26. S2CID 85776997.
- Nyffeler, Reto; Eggli, Urs (2010). "Disintegrating Portulacaceae: A new familial classification of the suborder Portulacineae (Caryophyllales) based on molecular and morphological data". Taxon. Vol. 59, no. 1. pp. 227–240. JSTOR 27757065.
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