TaxonomyIn the
Apg3 classification the
Berberidopsidales are placed near
Caryophyllales with an unclear precise position.
In the
Plant theory Berberidopsidales is placed at the start of the Class
Asteranae in its own Subclass Berberidopsididae. The Berberidopsididae have one Order,
Berberidopsidales.
The placement of the
Berberidopsidales is the least satisfying placement in the
Plant theory. The only argument for it is that there is no other satisfying place for
Berberidopsidales and that the place of the
Hydrogen series of the
Asteranae was an empty spot. Added to that
Berberidopsidales is relative to
Dilleniales but there are no substantive arguments, nor botanical, nor homeopathic. Botanical one would expect aquatics in this position as is the case with the first Subclasses in other
Classes like Nymphaeales,
Acorales,
Ceratophyllales and Halogarales. There is no homeopathic information about the
Berberidopsidales. So it might turn out that
Berberidopsidales have to placed somewhere else later on, for instance fused with
Dilleniales. The question is then how could they find their place here, as the first Subclass of the
Asteranae. There are no candidates for them at the moment maybe the Species that fit these conditions have become extinct or have never found a place to flourish.