"The Brassicales (or Cruciales) are an order of flowering plants, belonging to the eurosids II group of dicotyledons under the APG II system. One character common ...
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to many members of the order is the production of glucosinolate (mustard oil) compounds. Most systems of classification have included this order, although sometimes under the name Capparales (the name chosen depending on which is thought to have priority).
The order typically contains the following families:
Akaniaceae – two species of turnipwood trees, native to Asia and eastern AustraliaBataceae – salt-tolerant shrubs from America and AustralasiaBrassicaceae – mustard and cabbage family; may include the CleomaceaeCapparaceae – caper family, sometimes included in BrassicaceaeCaricaceae – papaya familyCleomaceaeGyrostemonaceae – several genera of small shrubs and trees endemic to temperate parts of AustraliaKoeberliniaceae – one species of thorn bush native to Mexico and the US SouthwestLimnanthaceae – meadowfoam familyMoringaceae – thirteen species of trees from Africa and IndiaPentadiplandraceae – African species whose berries have two highly sweet tasting proteinsResedaceae – mignonette familySalvadoraceae – three genera found from Africa to JavaSetchellanthaceaeTovariaceaeTropaeolaceae – nasturtium familyUnder the Cronquist system, the Brassicales were called the Capparales, and included among the "Dilleniidae". The only families included were the Brassicaceae and Capparaceae (treated as separate families), the Tovariaceae, Resedaceae, and Moringaceae. Other taxa now included here were placed in various other orders." - (en.wikipedia.org 24.09.2019)
