Eichler_system Knowpia

A system of plant taxonomy, the Eichler system was the first phylogenetic (phyletic) or evolutionary system.^[1]^[2] It was developed by August W. Eichler (1839–1887), initially in his Blüthendiagramme (1875–1878) and then in successive editions of his Syllabus (1876–1890).^[3]^[4]^[5] After his death his colleague Adolf Engler (1844–1930) continued its development, and it became widely accepted.

The system was based on dividing the plant kingdom into those plants with concealed reproductive organs (non-floral), the (Cryptogamae, = hidden reproduction) and those with visible reproductive organs (floral), the (Phanerogamae, = visible reproduction).^[6] Moreover, Eichler was the first taxonomist to separate the Phanerogamae into Angiosperms and Gymnosperms and the former into Monocotyledonae and Dicotyledonae.^[7] His primary ranks were Divisions (Abtheilung), followed by orders (Reihe).

Blüthendiagramme (1875–1878) edit

Volume I (1875) edit

Contents pp. VI–VIII
Synopsis:

Division I Gymnospermae p. 54
Division II Monocotyledoneae p. 73
Division III Dicotyledoneae p. 187 (part)

Volume II (1878) edit

Contents pp. V–VIII
Synopsis:

Division III Dicotyledoneae p. 187 (continued)

Syllabus (Fourth edition 1886) edit

The system (here taken from the 4th edition of the Syllabus, 1886) divides plants into divisions, classes and groups. Groups were further divided into orders.

Note: ranks translated into Latin

Adolf Engler

German Botanical Ranks
German	Latin	English
Abteilung	divisio	Division
Unterabteilung	subdivisio	Subdivision
Klasse	classis	Class
Reihe	ordo	Order
Unterreihe	subordo	Suborder
Fam.	familia	Family
Unterfam.	subfamilia	Subfamily
Gruppe	tribus	Tribe
Gattung	genus	Genus
Art	species	Species

Outline: p. 6.^[8] Page numbers refer to text

A. Cryptogamae
division I. Thallophyta
classis I. Algae
group I. Cyanophyceae

group II. Diatomeae

group III. Chlorophyceae p. 8

group IV. Phaeophyceae

group V. Rhodophyceae

classis II. Fungi
group I. Schizomycetes

group II. Eumycetes

group III. Lichenes

division II. Bryophyta
classis I. Hepaticae

classis II. Musci

division III. Pteridophyta p. 21
classis I. Equisetinae

classis II. Lycopodinae

classis III. Filicinae
B. Phanerogamae
division I. Gymnospermae p. 33

division II. Angiospermae p. 34
classis I. Monocotyleae (7 orders) p. 34
order I. Liliiflorae p. 34

ordo II. Enantioblastae

ordo III. Spadiciflorae

ordo IV. Glumiflorae

ordo V. Scitamineae

ordo VI. Gynandreae

classis II. Dicotyleae p. 39
subclassis I. Choripetalae

subclassis II. Sympetalae p. 58

Class Monocotyleae edit

order I. Liliiflorae p. 34 (6 families)
1. Liliaceae (3 subfamilies)
a. Lilieae
Tulipa Gagea Fritillaria Lilium Ornithogalum Allium Hyacinthus Asphodelus Aloë

b. Melanthieae
Colchicum Veratrum Tofieldia

c. Smilaceae
Paris Convallaria Asparagus Smilax

2. Amaryllidaceae p. 35
Galanthus Leucojum Narcissus Agave

3. Juncaceae p. 35

4. Iridaceae p. 35

5. Haemodoraceae p. 35

6. Dioscoreaceae p. 35

7. Bromeliaceae p. 35

ordo II. Enantioblastae p. 35

ordo III. Spadiciflorae p. 36

ordo IV. Glumiflorae p. 36

ordo V. Scitamineae p. 38

ordo VI. Gynandreae p. 38

References edit

^ Stuessy 2009, Artificial classification p. 43.
^ Sharma 2009, p. 27.
^ Eichler 1883.
^ Oudemans 1896.
^ Engler 1903, p. XXIII.
^ Goldberg 1986.
^ Lawrence 1951.
^ Eichler 1886, p. 6.

Bibliography edit

Works by Eichler edit

Eichler, August W. (1875). Blüthendiagramme: construirt und erläutert. 2 vols [Floral diagrams]. Leipzig: W. Engelmann. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- Volume I: 1875
- Volume II: 1878
Syllabus der Vorlesungen über Phanerogamenkunde Lipsius und Tischer, Kiel 1876.
- Subsequent editions published as Syllabus der Vorlesungen über specielle und medicinisch-pharmaceutische Botanik, 2nd ed. 1880, 3rd ed. 1883, 4th ed. 1886, 5th 1890
  - Eichler, August W. (1880) [1876]. Syllabus der Vorlesungen über specielle und medicinisch-pharmaceutische Botanik (2nd ed.). Berlin: Borntraeger.
  - Eichler, August W. (1883) [1876]. Syllabus der Vorlesungen über specielle und medicinisch-pharmaceutische Botanik (3rd ed.). Berlin: Borntraeger.
    - Outline: p. 1 (Eichler 1883, p. 1)
  - Eichler, August W. (1886) [1876]. Syllabus der Vorlesungen über specielle und medicinisch-pharmaceutische Botanik (4th ed.). Berlin: Borntraeger.
  - Eichler, August W. (1890) [1876]. Syllabus der Vorlesungen über specielle und medicinisch-pharmaceutische Botanik (5th ed.). Berlin: Borntraeger.

Other edit

Oudemans, C.A.J.A. (1896). Rangschikking der Planten. in Oudemans, C.A.J.A. & Hugo de Vries. Leerboek der plantenkunde, ten gebruike bij het hooger onderwijs. volume 2(2).
Engler, Adolf (1903) [1892]. Syllabus der Pflanzenfamilien : eine Übersicht über das gesamte Pflanzensystem mit Berücksichtigung der Medicinal- und Nutzpflanzen nebst einer Übersicht über die Florenreiche und Florengebiete der Erde zum Gebrauch bei Vorlesungen und Studien über specielle und medicinisch-pharmaceutische Botanik (3rd ed.). Berlin: Gebrüder Borntraeger Verlag. p. 233. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
Lawrence, G. H. M. (1951). Taxonomy of vascular plants.
Core, Earl Lemley (1955). Plant taxonomy. Prentice-Hall. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
Goldberg, Aaron (1986). "Classification, Evolution and Phylogeny of the Families of Dicotyledons". Smithsonian Contributions to Botany. 58 (58): 1–314. doi:10.5479/si.0081024X.58.
Sharma, O. P. (2009). Plant Taxonomy (2nd ed.). Tata McGraw-Hill Education. ISBN 9781259081378. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
Stuessy, Tod F. (2009). Plant taxonomy: the systematic evaluation of comparative data (2nd ed.). New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-51864-2. Retrieved 5 May 2015.