Melchior system
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