Prunoideae, also called Amygdaloideae, is the subfamily containing the prune and almond. It is placed within the Rosaceae or sometimes in its own family Prunaceae.
Prunoideae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Subfamily: Prunoideae Genera
Prunus
prune, plum, greengage[?],
cherry, apricot, almond, peach
Prinsepia[?]
Exochorda[?] (Exochora?)
sometimes placed in Spiraeoideae
References U. of Illinois (http://www.life.uiuc.edu/plantbio/260/Rosaceae/Slide31.html) 2002-05-29