After Sun, Ji, Dilcher, Zheng, Nixon & Wang, 2002, and Saarela et al., 2007

Alternative taxonomy after “The Tree of Life”

Alternative taxonomy after Palker, 1982

<==o Angiospermophytina [Angiospermata, Magnoliophyta] (flowering plants; kukkakasvit)
   |?-o †Archaefructaceae Dilcher, Sun & Nixon, 2002, in Sun, Ji, Dilcher, Zheng, Nixon & Wang, 2002 [an early, specilized nymphaealean sensu Friis, Doyle, Endress & Leng., 2003]
   |  `--o †Archaefructus Sun, Dilcher, Zheng & Zhou, 2002
   |     |-- †A. liaoningensis Sun, Dilcher, Zheng & Zhou, 2002
   |     `-- †A. sinensis Sun, Dilcher, Ji & Nixon, 2002, in Sun, Ji, Dilcher, Zheng, Nixon & Wang, 2002
   `--+?- Laurales [paraphyletic?]
      |?-+-- Aristolochiales (Dutchman's pipe family & relatives; piippuruohomaiset)
      |  `-- Piperales (Pepper family & relatives; pippurimaiset kukkakasvit)
      |-- Amborella trichopoda [Amborellaceae]
      `--+--+-- Nymphaeales (Water lilies & reletives; lummemaiset)
         |  `--o Hydatellales
         |     `--o Hydatellaceae
         |        |-- Hydatella inconspicua
         |        `-- Trithuria
         `--+--+-- Winterales [Canellales]
            |  `-- Austrobaileyales
            `--+--+-- Ceratophyllaceae (karvalehtikasvit)
               |  `-- Eudicotyledoneae [Tricolpates]
               `--+-- Chloranthaceae
                  `--+-- Magnoliales sensu lato (magnolis; magnoliat)
                     `--+-- Acorus
                        `-- Monocondyledoneae [Liliopsida]

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