†order Commelinales Mirbel 1820
Monocotyledoneae - Commelinidae - Commelinidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 54955
Parent taxon: Commelinidae according to D.J. Mabberley 2000
Sister taxa: Cyperales, Eriocaulales, Hydatellales, Juncales, Restionales, Typhales
Subtaxa: Commelinaceae, Mayacaceae, Philydrum, Rapateaceae, Xyridaceae
Ecology: "photoautotroph"