The Laurales are an order of flowering plants. They are a basal group of dicots, closely related to the Magnoliales. The following families are included in newer systems:

  • Family Lauraceae (laurel family)
  • Family Hernandiaceae
  • Family Monimiaceae
  • Family Siparunaceae
  • Family Atherospermataceae
  • Family Gomortegaceae
  • Family Calycanthaceae

Under the older Cronquist system, the Laurales included a slightly different set of families:

  • Family Amborellaceae
  • Family Trimeniaceae
  • Family Monimiaceae
  • Family Gomortegaceae
  • Family Calycanthaceae
  • Family Idiospermaceae
  • Family Lauraceae
  • Family Hernandiaceae