Clades:
Chloranthales;
Magnoliidae;
Magnolianae;
Angiospermae;
Plants.
Botany: leaves opposite, toothed, swollen nodes, sheating stipules; flowers reduced.
TaxonomyThe placement of
Chloranthaceae has been difficult. It has been included in
Laurales, or as loosely connected to
Lilianae, or loosely connected to the early diverging
Magnolianae.