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The
Proteales
are an order of
flowering plants
, which belong among the basal
eudicots
. Newer classification schemes include three families:
Family
Proteaceae
(
protea
family)
Family
Platanaceae
(
sycamore
family)
Family Nelumbonaceae (
lotus
family)
In the older
Cronquist system
the Proteales have a different composition, comprising the Proteaceae and
Elaeagnaceae
.