This represents a slight change from the APG system, 1998, which left the family unplaced as to order, but placed it in the same clade (although it used the spelling "commelinoids").
This change reflects a shift from the APG system of 1998, which lacked definitive placement for the family, yet placed it within the same clade. The use of "commelinoids" in the previous classification is also relevant to this context.