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Noun1.Campanulales - an order of plants of the subclass Asteridae including: Campanulaceae; Lobeliaceae; Cucurbitaceae; Goodeniaceae; Compositae
plant order - the order of plants
bellflower family, Campanulaceae, family Campanulaceae - family of plants of the order Campanulales; in some classifications includes Lobeliaceae
family Goodeniaceae, Goodenia family, Goodeniaceae - a family of sappy plants that grow in Australasia and southeast China
family Lobeliaceae, lobelia family, Lobeliaceae - not recognized in all classification systems; in some classifications lobeliaceous plants are included in family Campanulaceae
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Dicotiledoneas Metaclamideas (Gamopetalas), B: Rubiales a Campanulales (incluso Compuestas).
Circumscription and phylogeny of the Campanulales. Ann.
Interestingly, Takhtajan (1987) seemed to restrict the circumscription of the Asteridae to the Campanulales and allies and the Asterales.