Juncales is an order of flowering plants. In the Engler system (update, of 1964) and in the Cronquist system (of 1981, which placed this order in subclass Commelinidae) it is circumscribed as: order Juncales family Juncaceae family Thurniaceae However, the Thorne system (1992) accepts it as consisting of : order Juncales family Prioniaceae family Thurniaceae family Juncaceae family Cyperaceae The APG II system, used here, assigns the plants involved to the order Poales. Historically recognized angiosperm orders
En el sistema de Engler (actualizado, de 1964) y en el sistema Cronquist (de 1981, que colocó este orden en subclase Commelinidae) se circunscribe como: orden Juncales familia Juncaceae familia Thurniaceae Sin embargo, el sistema Thorne (1992) lo acepta como consistente de: orden Juncales familia Prioniaceae familia Thurniaceae familia Juncaceae familia Cyperaceae El sistema APG II, utilizado aquí, asigna las plantas involucradas en el orden Poales.