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Where does Malpighiales fit within the rosid group of flowering plants?

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weeping willow tree — Malpighiales Weeping willow (*Salix babylonica*).

Within the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG) classification system, the order Malpighiales is categorized as a member of the rosids group of core eudicots.12

Specifically, the rosids are divided into two primary lineages: the fabids and the malvids. Malpighiales is placed within the fabid lineage, alongside seven other orders, including Fabales, Rosales, and Oxalidales.2