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Pandanales

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Pandanales
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Pandanales
Families
Cyclanthaceae
Pandanaceae
Stemonaceae
Triuridaceae
Velloziaceae

The Pandanales are an order of flowering plants. The order includes five families, with trees, shrubs, lianas, and herb species. Several members of the order produce straplike leaves that are used for basketry; Pandanus is used across Oceania for thatch, basketry, and to make cloth, and Carludovica leaves are made into Panama hats.