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Which plant family may be a distant relative of Caryophyllales?
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Caryophyllales
Pink carnation flowers (Dianthus caryophyllus).
Based on phylogenetic evidence derived from DNA analysis, the plant order Caryophyllales occupies a remote position within the eudicot flowering plants. Research suggests that the family Dilleniaceae, which belongs to the order Dilleniales, may be a sister group to Caryophyllales.1