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Which 10 families are recognized in Malvales under the APG IV system?
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Malvales
A fony baobab tree (Adansonia rubrostipa), estimated to be more than 1,000 years old, in Madagascar.
Under the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group IV (APG IV) system, the order Malvales consists of 10 recognized families. These are categorized as follows:
- Malvaceae
- Cistaceae
- Muntingiaceae
- Cytinaceae
- Bixaceae
- Neuradaceae
- Thymelaeaceae
- Sphaerosepalaceae
- Sarcolaenaceae
- Dipterocarpaceae1