Theales

Theales is a botanical name at the rank of order. Early classifications such as that of Dahlgren placed the Theales in the superorder Theiflorae (also called Theanae). The name was used by the Cronquist system for an order placed in subclass Dilleniidae, in the 1981 version of the system the circumscription was:


 * order Theales
 * family Ochnaceae
 * family Sphaerosepalaceae
 * family Dipterocarpaceae
 * family Caryocaraceae
 * family Theaceae
 * family Actinidiaceae
 * family Scytopetalaceae
 * family Pentaphylacaceae
 * family Tetrameristaceae
 * family Pellicieraceae
 * family Oncothecaceae
 * family Marcgraviaceae
 * family Quiinaceae
 * family Elatinaceae
 * family Paracryphiaceae
 * family Medusagynaceae
 * family Clusiaceae

In the APG II system (used here) the taxa involved are assigned to many different orders, among which are Ericales, Malvales, and Malpighiales.