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Violales used to be an order of flowering plants in the Cronquist classification. In the newer angiosperm classifications (e. g. APG II, 2003) it is no longer used.

The families comprising Violales have been relocated as follows (APG II, 2003):

• Achariaceae → Malpighiales
• Ancistrocladaceae → Caryophyllales
• Begoniaceae → Cucurbitales
• Bixaceae → Malvales
• Caricaceae → Brassicales
• Cistaceae → Malvales
• Cochlospermaceae → Malvales (optionally inside Bixaceae)
• Cucurbitaceae → Cucurbitales
• Datiscaceae → Cucurbitales
• Dioncophyllaceae → Caryophyllales
• FlacourtiaceaeIndian Plum Family : Plantae : Magnoliophyta : Magnoliopsida : Violales : Flacourtiaceae Genera Abatia Aberia Ahernia Aphaerema Azara Baileyoxylon Banara Bartholomaea Barteria Bembicia Bennettiodendron Berberidopsis Buchnerodendron Byrsanthus Calantica Ca → Malpighiales (inside Salicaceae)
• Fouquieriaceae → EricalesSee text The Ericales are a large and diverse order of dicotyledons. The order is represented with many various life forms, starting from trees and bushes, to lianas and herbaceous plants. Together with ordinary autophytic plants, the Ericales include chl
• Frankeniaceae → Caryophyllales
• Hoplestigmataceae → uncertain position
• Huaceae → Eurosids I (direct placement)
• Lacistemataceae → Malpighiales
• Loasaceae → CornalesSee text The Cornales are an order of flowering plants, basal among the asterid group of dicotyledons. Newer classifications include the following families: Family Cornaceae ( dogwood family) Family Nyssaceae ( tupelo family) Family Hydrangeaceae ( hydran
• Malesherbiaceae → Malpighiales (optionally inside Passifloraceae)
• Muntingiaceae → Malvales
• Neumanniaceae → ?
• Oceanopapaveraceae → ?
• PassifloraceaePassifloraceae : Plantae : Magnoliophyta : Magnoliopsida : Dilleniidae : Malpighiales Passifloraceae Genera Adenia Ancistrothyrsus Androsiphonia ''Barteria Basananthe Crossostemma ''Deidamia Dilkea Efulensia Hollrungia ''Mitrostemma Paropsia Paropsiopsis → Malpighiales
• Peridiscaceae → Malpighiales
• Plagiopteraceae → CelastralesCelastraceae ( staff vine family) Parnassiaceae Lepidobotryaceae The Celastrales are an order of flowering plants, included within the rosid subgroup of dicotyledons. Newer classifications include the following three families: Family Celastraceae ( staff (inside Celastraceae)
• Scyphostegiaceae → Malpighiales (inside Salicaceae)
• Stachyuraceae → CrossosomatalesCrossosomataceae Stachyuraceae Staphyleaceae The Crossosomatales are an order of flowering plants, included within the rosid subgroup of dicotyledons. The following three families are placed here: Family Crossosomataceae Family Stachyuraceae Family Staphy
• Tamaricaceae → Caryophyllales
• Tetramelaceae → Cucurbitales
• Turneraceae → Malpighiales (optionally inside Passifloraceae)
• ViolaceaeViolaceae Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Violales Family Violaceae Genera Agatea Allexis Amphirrhox Anchietea Corynostylis Decorsella Fusispermum Gloeospermum Hybanthus Hymenanthera Isodendro → Malpighiales