Yggdrasil
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Monocots
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Commelinids
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Commelinales
Order · Monocots
Commelinales
Families
5
Accepted species
993
sum of its families · Kew WCVP
Genera
58
accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin
≈68 Ma
Cretaceous · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
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Families in Commelinales
Commelinaceae
Spiderworts, tradescantia
785
Haemodoraceae
Bloodworts, kangaroo paw
132
Pontederiaceae
Water hyacinth, pickerelweed
47
Hanguanaceae
Hanguana
23
Philydraceae
Frogsmouths
6