| Portulacineae | |||||
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae | ||||
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | ||||
| Clade: | Angiosperms | ||||
| Clade: | Eudicots | ||||
| Order: | Caryophyllales | ||||
| Suborder: | Portulacineae Engl. | ||||
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Portulacineae is a suborder of flowering plants in the order Caryophyllales comprising the families Anacampserotaceae, Basellaceae, Cactaceae (cacti), Didiereaceae, Halophytaceae, Montiaceae, Portulacaceae, and Talinaceae. All three major kinds of succulent plant — stem succulents, leaf succulents, and caudiciform plants — are represented within this suborder. Today, there were only four families including: Basellaceae, Cactaceae, Didiereaceae, and Portulacaceae.