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Arecidae is a botanical name at the rank of subclass. Circumscription of the subclass will vary with the taxonomic system being used (there are many such systems); the only requirement being that it includes the family Arecaceae.

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taxon
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Liliopsida
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taxon name
Arecidae
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  • Arecidae in the Takhtajan system
  • Arecidae in the Cronquist system
  • APG II system
  • References

Arecidae is a botanical name at the rank of subclass. Circumscription of the subclass will vary with the taxonomic system being used (there are many such systems); the only requirement being that it includes the family Arecaceae.

==Arecidae in the Takhtajan system== The Takhtajan system used this name for a subclass in the class Liliopsida (=monocotyledons). subclass Arecidae superorder Arecanae order Arecales family Arecaceae (or Palmae) order Cyclanthales family Cyclanthaceae order Arales family Araceae family Lemnaceae order Pandanales family Pandanaceae order Typhales family Sparganiaceae family Typhaceae

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