†family Flagellariaceae Dumortier 1829
Angiospermae - Poales - Flagellariaceae
Parent taxon: Poales according to The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2016
See also Mabberley 2000
Sister taxa: Bromeliaceae, Clementsiella, Cyperaceae, Ecdeiocoleaceae, Eriocaulaceae, Joinvilleaceae, Juncaceae, Mayacaceae, Poaceae, Rapateaceae, Restionaceae, Thurniaceae, Triticoides, Typhaceae, Vallisnerites, Xyridaceae, Yorkia
Subtaxa: Flagellaria
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
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