| Portulacineae | |||||
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| Kingdom: | Plantae | ||||
| (unranked): | Angiosperms | ||||
| (unranked): | Eudicots | ||||
| (unranked): | Core eudicots | ||||
| Order: | Caryophyllales | ||||
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Portulacineae Engl. |
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Portulacineae is a suborder of flowering plants in the order Caryophyllales comprising the families Basellaceae, Cactaceae (cacti), Didiereaceae, and Portulacaceae. All three major kinds of succulent plant — stem succulents, leaf succulents, and caudiciform plants — are represented within the family.