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Which family is isolated from the other major family groups within Ericales?

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Cluster of blooming pink azaleas, Rhododendron roseum, with green leaves and dark foliage in the background. — Ericales Flowering rhododendron.

Within the Ericales order of flowering plants, molecular studies indicate that the Theaceae family is isolated from the other eight major family groupings.1