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Taxonomic system for flowering plants
The Melchior system , "a reference in all
taxonomic courses",
[1] is a classification system detailing the
taxonomic system of the
Angiospermae according to
A. Engler's Syllabus der Pflanzenfamilien (1964),
[2] also known as "modified or updated"
Engler system .
The collaborators in
orders (and some
families ) were the following:
Hans Melchior in Casuarinales, Juglandales, Balanopales, Leitneriales, Salicales, Fagales, Urticales, Didiereaceae, Piperales, Aristolochiales, Guttiferales, Sarraceniales, Papaverales, Hydrostachyales, Podostemonales, Julianiales, Violales, Cucurbitales, Myrtiflorae, Umbelliflorae, Primulales, Tubiflorae, Plantaginales, Liliiflorae p. p. , Spathiflorae and Microspermae.
G. Buchheim in Proteales, Cactales, Magnoliales and Ranunculales.
W. Schultze-Motel in Santalales, Balanophorales, Medusandrales, Rhamnales, Malvales, Diapensiales, Ericales and Cyperales.
Th. Eckardt in Polygonales, Centrospermae, Batales, Plumbaginales, Helobiae, Triuridales and Pandanales.
G. K. Schultze-Menz in Rosales.
H. Scholz in Geraniales, Rutales, Sapindales and Celastrales.
G. Wagenitz in Thymelaeales, Ebenales, Oleales, Gentianales, Dipsacales and Campanulales.
U. Hamann in Cyanastraceae, Pontederiaceae, Philydraceae, Juncales, Bromeliales and Commelinales.
E. Potztal in Graminales, Principes, Synanthae and Scitamineae.
subdivisio Angiospermae
classis Monocotyledoneae
ordo Helobiae
subordo
Alismatineae
subordo
Hydrocharitineae
subordo
Scheuchzeriineae
subordo
Potamogetonineae
subordo
Liliineae
subordo
Pontederiineae
subordo
Iridineae
subordo
Burmanniineae
subordo
Philydrineae
subordo
Commelinineae
subordo
Eriocaulineae
subordo
Restionineae
subordo
Flagellariineae
classis Dicotyledoneae
subclassis Archychlamydeae
subordo
Santalineae
subordo
Loranthineae
subordo
Phytolaccineae
subordo
Portulacineae
subordo
Caryophyllineae
subordo
Chenopodiineae
incertae sedis
subordo
Ranunculineae
subordo
Nymphaeineae
subordo
Dilleniineae
subordo
Ochnineae
subordo
Theineae
subordo
Ancistrocladineae
subordo
Papaverineae
subordo
Capparineae
subordo
Resedineae
subordo
Moringineae
subordo
Hamamelidineae
subordo
Saxifragineae
subordo
Rosineae
subordo
Leguminosineae
subordo
Limnanthineae
subordo
Geraniineae
subordo
Rutineae
subordo
Malpighiineae
subordo
Polygalineae
subordo
Coriariineae
subordo
Anacardiineae
subordo
Sapindineae
subordo
Balsamineae
subordo
Celastrineae
subordo
Buxineae
subordo
Icacinineae
subordo
Elaeocarpineae
subordo
Sarcolaenineae
subordo
Malvineae
subordo
Scytopetalineae
Note:
Sonderothamnus R.Dahlgren, 1968 is posterior to the publication of this work, and
Stylapterus A.Juss. was included by
G. Bentham &
J.D. Hooker in Penaea .
Note: the classification of Thymelaeaceae was based on Domke 1934.
[3]
Subfamily Gonystyloideae (Syn.:Gonystylaceae)
Subfamily Aquilarioideae
Tribe Microsemmateae
Tribe Solmsieae
Tribe Octolepideae
Tribe Aquilarieae
Subfamily Gilgiodaphnoideae (or Synandrodaphnoideae)
Subfamily Thymelaeoideae
Tribe Dicranolepideae
Tribe Phalerieae
Tribe Daphneae
Tribe Thymelaeeae (Syn.:Gnidieae)
Family
Elaeagnaceae
subordo
Flacourtiineae
subordo
Cistineae
subordo
Tamaricineae
subordo
Caricineae
subordo
Loasineae
subordo
Begoniineae
subordo
Myrtineae
subordo
Hippuridineae
subordo
Cynomoriineae
subordo
Sapotineae
subordo
Ebenineae
subordo
Convolvulineae
subordo
Boraginineae
subordo
Verbenineae
subordo
Solanineae
subordo
Myoporineae
subordo
Phrymineae
References
Bibliography
Melchior, Hans; Werdermann, Erich, eds. (1964) [1892]. A. Engler's Syllabus der Pflanzenfamilien (12th ed.). Stuttgart: Schweizerbart.
This is a selected list of the more influential systems. There are many other systems, for instance a review of earlier systems, published by
Lindley in his 1853 edition, and
Dahlgren (1982). Examples include the works of
Scopoli ,
Ventenat ,
Batsch and
Grisebach .
John Ray system (1686–1704)
A discourse on the seeds of plants
Methodus plantarum nova
De Variis Plantarum Methodis Dissertatio Brevis
Methodus plantarum emendata et aucta
Post-
Darwinian (Phyletic)
Nineteenth century
Twentieth century