Dilleniidae

TABLE 1-1 Example of Taxonomic Organization for Peony RANK ENDING EXAMPLE Kingdom Planta Division -phyta Magnoliophyta Class -opsida Magnoliopsida Subclass -idae Dilleniidae Order -ales Dilleniales Family -aceae Paeoniaceae Genus Paeonia Species lactiflora Cultivar 'Gay Paree' TABLE 1-2 Some Horticulturally Important Plant Families, Their Major Characteristics, and List of Some Common Species COMMON MAJOR FAMILY NAME CHARACTERISTICS Compositae/ Aster Flowers are usually in a Asteraceae head of florets that may be distinguished as disk and ray florets.

argentatum, from the Asteridae, because it was known to provide one of the simplest rubber-producing systems known; and Ficus elastica Roxb., from the Dilleniidae, because it was readily available, easy to grow and produces a lower molecular weight, poorer quality polymer.