Melchior system

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This is the named Melchior system, "a reference in all taxonomic courses" [1], 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.

Contents

[edit] subdivisio Angiospermae

[edit] classis Monocotyledoneae

[edit] ordo Helobiae

subordo Alismatineae
subordo Hydrocharitineae
subordo Scheuchzeriineae
subordo Potamogetonineae

[edit] ordo Triuridales

[edit] ordo Liliiflorae

subordo Liliineae
subordo Pontederiineae
subordo Iridineae
subordo Burmanniineae
subordo Philydrineae

[edit] ordo Juncales

[edit] ordo Bromeliales

[edit] ordo Commelinales

subordo Commelinineae
subordo Eriocaulineae
subordo Restionineae
subordo Flagellariineae

[edit] ordo Graminales

[edit] ordo Principes

[edit] ordo Synanthae

[edit] ordo Spathiflorae

[edit] ordo Pandanales

[edit] ordo Cyperales

[edit] ordo Scitamineae

[edit] ordo Microspermae

[edit] classis Dicotyledoneae

[edit] subclassis Archychlamydeae

[edit] ordo Casuarinales

[edit] ordo Juglandales

[edit] ordo Balanopales

[edit] ordo Leitneriales

[edit] ordo Salicales

[edit] ordo Fagales

[edit] ordo Urticales

[edit] ordo Proteales

[edit] ordo Santalales

subordo Santalineae
subordo Loranthineae

[edit] ordo Balanophorales

[edit] ordo Medusandrales

[edit] ordo Polygonales

[edit] ordo Centrospermae

subordo Phytolaccineae
subordo Portulacineae
subordo Caryophyllineae
subordo Chenopodiineae
incertae sedis

[edit] ordo Cactales

[edit] ordo Magnoliales

[edit] ordo Ranunculales

subordo Ranunculineae
subordo Nymphaeineae

[edit] ordo Piperales

[edit] ordo Aristolochiales

[edit] ordo Guttiferales

subordo Dilleniineae
subordo Ochnineae
subordo Theineae
subordo Ancistrocladineae

[edit] ordo Sarraceniales

[edit] ordo Papaverales

subordo Papaverineae
subordo Capparineae
subordo Resedineae
subordo Moringineae

[edit] ordo Batales

[edit] ordo Rosales

subordo Hamamelidineae
subordo Saxifragineae
subordo Rosineae
subordo Leguminosineae

[edit] ordo Hydrostachyales

  • Hydrostachyaceae

[edit] ordo Podostemales

[edit] ordo Geraniales

subordo Limnanthineae
subordo Geraniineae

[edit] ordo Rutales

subordo Rutineae
subordo Malpighiineae
subordo Polygalineae

[edit] ordo Sapindales

subordo Coriariineae
subordo Anacardiineae
subordo Sapindineae
subordo Balsamineae

[edit] ordo Julianiales

  • Julianiaceae

[edit] ordo Celastrales

subordo Celastrineae
subordo Buxineae
subordo Icacinineae

[edit] ordo Rhamnales

[edit] ordo Malvales

subordo Elaeocarpineae
subordo Sarcolaenineae
subordo Malvineae
subordo Scytopetalineae
  • Scytopetalaceae

[edit] ordo Thymelaeales

  • Family Geissolomataceae
    • Monotypic. It consists of genus Geissoloma Lindl. ex Kunth, and species Geissoloma marginatum, from Cape, South Africa.
  • Family Penaeaceae from South Africa.
    • Tribe Endonemeae
      • Endonema A.Juss.
      • Glischrocolla (Endl.) A.DC.
    • Tribe Penaeeae
      • Brachysiphon A.Juss.
      • Penaea L.
      • Saltera Bullock (syn.:Sarcocolla Kunth)

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)
      • Monotypic. It consists of genus Gilgiodaphne (currently synonym of Synandrodaphne Gilg), and species Gilgiodaphne paradoxa, syn. of Synandrodaphne paradoxa, from West Africa.
    • Subfamily Thymelaeoideae
      • Tribe Dicranolepideae
      • Tribe Phalerieae
      • Tribe Daphneae
      • Tribe Thymelaeeae (Syn.:Gnidieae)
  • Family Elaeagnaceae

[edit] ordo Violales

subordo Flacourtiineae
subordo Cistineae
subordo Tamaricineae
subordo Caricineae
subordo Loasineae
subordo Begoniineae

[edit] ordo Cucurbitales

[edit] ordo Myrtiflorae

subordo Myrtineae
subordo Hippuridineae
subordo Cynomoriineae
  • Cynomoriaceae

[edit] ordo Umbelliflorae

[edit] subclassis Sympetalae

[edit] ordo Diapensiales

[edit] ordo Ericales

[edit] ordo Primulales

[edit] ordo Plumbaginales

[edit] ordo Ebenales

subordo Sapotineae
subordo Ebenineae

[edit] ordo Oleales

[edit] ordo Gentianales

[edit] ordo Tubiflorae

subordo Convolvulineae
subordo Boraginineae
subordo Verbenineae
subordo Solanineae
subordo Myoporineae
subordo Phrymineae

[edit] ordo Plantaginales

[edit] ordo Dipsacales

[edit] ordo Campanulales

[edit] References

  1. ^ Swift, Lloyd H. (1974). Botanical Classifications. Hamden, Connecticut,USA: Archon Books. ISBN 0-208-01455-1. 
  2. ^ H. Melchior (1964). in Adolf Engler: Syllabus der Pflanzenfamilien, 12th edition, II. Volume (II Band). 
  3. ^ Domke, W. (1934).Untersuchungen über die geographische und systematische Gliederung der Thymelaeaceae. Biblioth. Bot. 111:1-151.