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Amaranthales
Taxonomy
Amaranthaceae is the biggest family in the Caryophyllales in the Apg3 classification. It includes the Chenopodiaceae.
In the Plant theory Achatocarpaceae is grouped together with Amaranthaceae to form Amaranthales. Both Amaranthaceae and the old Chenopodiaceae are split in several subfamilies. Tentatively the following division in Subphases has been made.
Subphases
1. Salicornioideae, including Suaedoideae.
2. Betoideae.
3. Chenopodiodeae, including Corispermoideae.
4. Salsoloideae, including Camphorosmoideae.
5. Amaranthoideae.
6. Gomphrenoideae.
7. Achatocarpaceae.
Families
1. Achatocarpaceae: 2 genera: Achatocarpus, Phaulothamnus; 10 species; southwestern United States south to tropical and subtropical South America.
5. Amaranthaceae (including Chenopodiaceae; 174 genera, 2, 050 species; warm temperate and subtropical regions.
7. Sarcobataceae: 1 genus, Sarcobatus, 2 species; North America; segregated from Chenopodiaceae, clearly within this clade.