Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Hamemelidales are an order of dicotyledons in the Cronquist system, including the following families: Family Hamamelidaceae (witch hazel family) Family Cercidiphyllaceae (katsura tree) Family Eupteleaceae Family Platanaceae (plane trees) Family Myrothamnaceae (resurrection bush) These served as the prototype for the subclass Hamamelidae. In newer classifications, these families are scattered among various other orders of dicots, most notably the Saxifragales. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.