OVERVIEW

SUPERORDERS                   Numbers in brackets represent no. of families in each order

MAGNOLIIDAE -------------------       ORDERS– Magnoliales(4)--- Laurales(3)--- Piperales(3)--- Aristolochiales(1)--- Illiciales(1)--- Nymphaeales(3)--- Ranunculales (4)--- Papaverales(2)  (21 families all together)

HAMAMELIDAE------------------         ORDERS- Hamamelidales(2)---    Urticales(5)--- Juglandales(1)--- Myricales(1)--- Fagales(3)--- Casuarinales(1)  (13 families all together)

CARYOPHYLLIDAE------------   ORDERS —Caryophyllales(11)--- Polygonales(1)--- Plumbaginales(1) (3 families all together)

DILLENIIDAE ---------------------    ORDERS - Dilleniales(2)--- Theales(5)--- Malvales(6)--- Nepenthales(3)--- Violales(12)--- Capparales(4)--- Batales(1)--- Ericales(4)--- Ebenales(3)--- Primulales(3) (43 families all together)

ROSIDAE ----------------------------   ORDERS —Rosales(9)--- Fabales(3)--- Proteales(2)--- Haloragales(2)--- Myrtales(8)--- Rhizophorales(1)--- Cornales(2)--- Santalales(3)--- Rafflesiales(1)--- Celastrales(5)--- Euphorbiales(2)--- Rhamnales(3)--- Linales(2)--- Polygalales(2)--- Sapindales(9)--- Geraniales(5)--- Apiales(2) (61 families all together)

ASTERIDAE------------------------   ORDERS - Gentianales(4)--- Solanales(6)--- Lamiales(4)--- Callitrichales(1)--- Plantaginales(1)--- Scrophulariales(11)--- Campanulales(2)--- Rubiales(1)--- Dipsacales(3)--- Asterales(1) ((34 families all together)

ALISMATIDAE ------------------          ORDERS - Alismatales(1)--- Hydrocharitales(1)--- Najadales(2) (4 families all together)

ARECIDAE------------------------           ORDERS - Arecales(1)--- Cyclanthales(1)--- Pandanales(1)--- Arales(2) (5 families all together)

COMMELINIDAE --------------            ORDERS - Commelinales(1)--- Eriocaulales(1)---- Restionales(2)--- Juncales(1)--- Cyperales(2)--- Typhales(1) ( 8 families all together)

ZINGIBERIDAE-----------------          ORDERS -Bromeliales(1) Zingiberales(7) ( 8 families)                                 

LILIIDAE ------------------------                ORDERS - Liliales(15)--- Orchidales(2)                                          (17 families  all together)