Melchior system

Summary

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 edit

classis Monocotyledoneae edit

ordo Helobiae edit

subordo Alismatineae
subordo Hydrocharitineae
subordo Scheuchzeriineae
subordo Potamogetonineae

ordo Triuridales edit

ordo Liliiflorae edit

subordo Liliineae
subordo Pontederiineae
subordo Iridineae
subordo Burmanniineae
subordo Philydrineae

ordo Juncales edit

ordo Bromeliales edit

ordo Commelinales edit

subordo Commelinineae
subordo Eriocaulineae
subordo Restionineae
subordo Flagellariineae

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 edit
subordo Santalineae
subordo Loranthineae
ordo Balanophorales edit
ordo Medusandrales edit
ordo Polygonales edit
ordo Centrospermae edit
subordo Phytolaccineae
subordo Portulacineae
subordo Caryophyllineae
subordo Chenopodiineae
incertae sedis
ordo Cactales edit
ordo Magnoliales edit
ordo Ranunculales edit
subordo Ranunculineae
subordo Nymphaeineae
ordo Piperales edit
ordo Aristolochiales edit
ordo Guttiferales edit
subordo Dilleniineae
subordo Ochnineae
subordo Theineae
subordo Ancistrocladineae
ordo Sarraceniales edit
ordo Papaverales edit
subordo Papaverineae
subordo Capparineae
subordo Resedineae
subordo Moringineae
ordo Batales edit
ordo Rosales edit
subordo Hamamelidineae
subordo Saxifragineae
subordo Rosineae
subordo Leguminosineae
ordo Hydrostachyales edit
ordo Podostemales edit
ordo Geraniales edit
subordo Limnanthineae
subordo Geraniineae
ordo Rutales edit
subordo Rutineae
subordo Malpighiineae
subordo Polygalineae
ordo Sapindales edit
subordo Coriariineae
subordo Anacardiineae
subordo Sapindineae
subordo Balsamineae
ordo Julianiales edit
ordo Celastrales edit
subordo Celastrineae
subordo Buxineae
subordo Icacinineae
ordo Rhamnales edit
ordo Malvales edit
subordo Elaeocarpineae
subordo Sarcolaenineae
subordo Malvineae
subordo Scytopetalineae
ordo Thymelaeales edit

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
ordo Violales edit
subordo Flacourtiineae
subordo Cistineae
subordo Tamaricineae
subordo Caricineae
subordo Loasineae
subordo Begoniineae
ordo Cucurbitales edit
ordo Myrtiflorae edit
subordo Myrtineae
subordo Hippuridineae
subordo Cynomoriineae
ordo Umbelliflorae edit

subclassis Sympetalae edit

ordo Diapensiales edit
ordo Ericales edit
ordo Primulales edit
ordo Plumbaginales edit
ordo Ebenales edit
subordo Sapotineae
subordo Ebenineae
ordo Oleales edit
ordo Gentianales edit
ordo Tubiflorae edit
subordo Convolvulineae
subordo Boraginineae
subordo Verbenineae
subordo Solanineae
subordo Myoporineae
subordo Phrymineae
ordo Plantaginales edit
ordo Dipsacales edit
ordo Campanulales edit

References edit

  1. ^ Swift, Lloyd H. (1974). Botanical Classifications. Hamden, Connecticut,USA: Archon Books. ISBN 0-208-01455-1.
  2. ^ H. Melchior (1964). Adolf Engler (ed.). Syllabus der Pflanzenfamilien (12th ed.). Berlin-Nikolassee, Gebr. Borntraeger. I. Band: Allgemeiner Teil. Bakterien bis Gymnospermen. II. Band: Angiospermen.
  3. ^ Domke, W. (1934).Untersuchungen über die geographische und systematische Gliederung der Thymelaeaceae. Biblioth. Bot. 111:1-151.

Bibliography edit

  • Melchior, Hans; Werdermann, Erich, eds. (1964) [1892]. A. Engler's Syllabus der Pflanzenfamilien (12th ed.). Stuttgart: Schweizerbart.
    • I. Band: Allgemeiner Teil. Bakterien bis Gymnospermen. ISBN 978-3-443-39015-0
    • II. Band: Angiospermen. ISBN 978-3-443-39016-7