Kostermans was especially interested in Lauraceae, Malvales ( Bombacaceae and Sterculiaceae ), and Dipterocarpaceae.
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However, newer arrangements move it, with some other families previously in the Violales families, into the Malvales.
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Nickrent et al . ( 2004 ) showed Cytineae was related to Malvales and Apodantheae to either Malvales or Cucurbitales.
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Nickrent et al . ( 2004 ) showed Cytineae was related to Malvales and Apodantheae to either Malvales or Cucurbitales.
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As with all the Malvales, the flowers last around a day becoming deeply coloured and papery when spent.
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An interesting distribution occurs in Madagascar, where three endemic families of Malvales ( Sphaerosepalaceae, Sarcolaenaceae and Diegodendraceae ) occur.
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Under the older Cronquist system the order contained these four " core Malvales " families plus the Elaeocarpaceae and was placed among the Dilleniidae.
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Most species feed on seeds or fruits particularly of plants belonging to the Malvales but a few feed on rotting debris including dead animal matter.
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That is, its circumscription is identical to the order " Malvales " as used in the 1981 version of the Cronquist system.