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Which former botanical order was incorporated into Malpighiales?
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Malpighiales
Weeping willow (Salix babylonica).
The former botanical order that was incorporated into the Malpighiales is Violales, which was recognized under the Cronquist botanical system.1
While Violales was previously used to categorize these plants, it was noted for lacking a definitive list of defining characters. Today, the Malpighiales order is recognized under the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group II (APG II) classification system, which provides stronger molecular support for the grouping of these diverse families.1