The Bromeliales is the botanical name of an order of flowering plants. Such an order has been recognized by a few systems of plant taxonomy, with a various placement. It appears that it always has had the same circumscription: consisting only of the family Bromeliaceae, the bromeliad or pineapple family. The order is not recognized in the APG II system, of 2003, which places the plants involved in the order Poales. A botanical name is a formal name conforming to the ICBN. As with its zoological and bacterial equivalents it may also be called a scientific name. Botanical names may be in one part (genus and above), two parts (species) or three parts (below the rank of species). ... Scientific classification or biological classification refers to how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also angiosperms or Magnoliophyta) are one of the major groups of modern plants, comprising those that produce seeds in specialized reproductive organs called flowers, where the ovulary or carpel is enclosed. ... This list of systems of plant taxonomy presents “taxonomic systems” used in plant classification. ... Genera See text Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) is a large family of flowering plants native to the tropical and warm temperate New World. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... A modern system of plant taxonomy, the APG II system of plant classification was published in 2003 by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, APG, in Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2003). ... families see text Poales is a botanical name at the rank of order. ...

It is best known from the Cronquist system, of 1981, which placed this order in subclass Zingiberidae, of class Liliopsida [=monocotyledons]. A system of plant taxonomy, the Cronquist system is a scheme for the classification of flowering plants (or angiosperms). ... Families Cannaceae Costaceae Heliconiaceae Lowiaceae Marantaceae Musaceae Strelitziaceae Zingiberaceae The Zingiberales are an order of monocots, including familiar plants like bananas and ginger. ... Liliopsida is the botanical name for a class. ...

The Thorne system (1992) placed the order in superorder Commelinanae in subclass Liliidae [=monocotyledons]. A modern system of plant taxonomy, the Thorne system (1992) of plant classification was drawn up by the botanist Robert F. Thorne (1920- ). He replaced it in 2000 with a new system. ... Liliidae is a botanical name at the rank of subclass. ...

The Dahlgren system placed the order in superorder Bromelianae in subclass Liliidae [=monocotyledons]. One of the modern systems of plant taxonomy, the Dahlgren system was published by monocot specialist Rolf Dahlgren. ... Liliidae is a botanical name at the rank of subclass. ...

The Engler system, in its update of 1964, placed the order in class Monocotyledoneae. One of the prime systems of plant taxonomy, the Engler system was devised by Adolf Engler. ... ...