The Order Austrobaileyales is one of the basal angiosperms in the Phylum Angiosperm and includes 3 families, 5 genera and 101 species. Austrobaileyales is an order of flowering species of woody plants growing as trees, shrubs and lianas.

The order includes just three families of flowering plants, the .

1. Austrobaileyaceae, a monotypic family-genus containing:

the sole species, Austrobaileya scandens, a woody liana from Australia

2. Schisandraceae, trees, shrubs, or lianas containing:

woody plants found in tropical to temperate region of East Asia, Southeast Asia

and the Caribbean with some species containing essential oils.

The best know plant of this family is Star anise (Illicium verum).

3. Trimeniaceae, trees and lianas containing:

woody plants found in subtropical to tropical Southeast Asia, eastern Australia,

and the Pacific Island with some species containing essential oils.