APG III system
The newly recognized orders were: The designation of alternative "bracketed families" was abandoned in APG III, because its inclusion in the previous system had been unpopular.[1] ORDERS: Amborellales (1), Nymphaeales (3), Austrobaileyales (3), Chloranthales (1), Canellales (2), Piperales (5), Magnoliales (6), Laurales (7), Acorales (1), Alismatales (13), Petrosaviales (1), Dioscoreales (3), Pandanales (5), Liliales (10), Asparagales (14), Arecales (1), Poales (16), Commelinales (5), Zingiberales (8), Ceratophyllales (1), Ranunculales (7), Proteales (3), Trochodendrales (1), Buxales (2), Gunnerales (2), Saxifragales (14), Vitales (1), Zygophyllales (2), Celastrales (2), Oxalidales (7), Malpighiales (35), Fabales (4), Rosales (9), Fagales (7), Cucurbitales (7), Geraniales (3), Myrtales (9), Crossosomatales (7), Picramniales (1), Sapindales (9), Huerteales (3), Brassicales (17), Malvales (10), Berberidopsidales (2), Santalales (7), Caryophyllales (34), Cornales (6), Ericales (22), Garryales (2), Gentianales (5), Solanales (5), Lamiales (23), Aquifoliales (5), Asterales (11), Escalloniales (1), Bruniales (2), Apiales (7), Paracryphiales (1), Dipsacales (2).Apodytes and its close relative, Rhaphiostylis, as well as Emmotum, Cassinopsis, and a few other genera were provisionally retained within it until further studies can determine whether they properly belong there.The APG III system was based on a phylogenetic tree for the angiosperms which included all of the 59 orders and 4 of the unplaced families.Amborellales Nymphaeales Austrobaileyales Chloranthales Canellales Piperales Magnoliales Laurales Acorales Alismatales Petrosaviales Dioscoreales Pandanales Liliales Asparagales Dasypogonaceae Arecales Poales Commelinales Zingiberales Ceratophyllales Ranunculales Sabiaceae Proteales Trochodendrales Buxales Gunnerales Dilleniaceae Saxifragales Vitales Zygophyllales Celastrales Oxalidales Malpighiales Fabales Rosales Fagales Cucurbitales Geraniales Myrtales Crossosomatales Picramniales Sapindales Huerteales Brassicales Malvales Berberidopsidales Santalales Caryophyllales Cornales Ericales Garryales Boraginaceae Gentianales Solanales Lamiales Aquifoliales Asterales Escalloniales Bruniales Apiales Paracryphiales Dipsacales A number of subfamilies have been proposed to replace some of the families which were optional (i.e. bracketed) in APG II, but have been discontinued in APG III.