Theales
Theales is a botanical name at the rank of order. Early classifications such as that of Dahlgren placed the Theales in the superorder Theiflorae. The name was used by the Cronquist system for an order placed in subclass Dilleniidae, in the 1981 version of the system the circumscription was:
In the APG II system the taxa involved are assigned to many different orders, among which are Ericales, Malvales, and Malpighiales.
