Vascular Plant Family Nomenclature

James L. Reveal

Norton-Brown Herbarum, Rm. 1211 H.J. Patterson Hall
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-5815, U.S.A.

Lists of the Flowering Plant Taxa Accepted by
Cronquist, Dahlgren, Reveal, Takhtajan & Thorne

The following are the higher taxa accepted by the five authors. A complete listing of each system. from division to family and with full synonymy, may also be examined: Cronquist, Dahlgren, Reveal, Takhtajan, and Thorne

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Higher Taxa Accepted by Cronquist

See the errata for Cronquist's Integrated System of Classification for corrections to the names, authorship and/or dates of publications cited by him in this work.
1. Division Magnoliophyta

1. Class Magnoliopsida

1. Subclass Magnoliidae
2. Subclass Hamamelididae
3. Subclass Caryophyllidae
4. Subclass Dilleniidae
5. Subclass Rosidae
6. Subclass Asteridae


2. Class Liliopsida

1. Subclass Alismatidae
2. Subclass Arecidae
3. Subclass Commelinidae
4. Subclass Zingiberidae
5. Subclass Liliidae

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List of Higher Taxa Accepted by Dahlgren

1. Class Magnoliopsida

1. Subclass Magnoliidae

1. Superorder Magnolianae
2. Superorder Nymphaeanae
3. Superorder Ranunculanae
4. Superorder Caryophyllanae
5. Superorder Polygonanae
6. Superorder Plumbaginanae
7. Superorder Malvanae
8. Superorder Violanae
9. Superorder Theanae
10. Superorder Primulanae
11. Superorder Rosanae
12. Superorder Proteanae
13. Superorder Myrtanae
14. Superorder Rutanae
15. Superorder Vitanae
16. Superorder Santalanae
17. Superorder Balanophoranae
18. Superorder Aralianae
19. Superorder Asteranae
20. Superorder Solananae
21. Superorder Ericanae
22. Superorder Cornanae
23. Superorder Loasanae
24. Superorder Gentiananae
25. Superorder Lamianae

2. Subclass Liliidae

1. Superorder Alismatanae
2. Superorder Triuridanae
3. Superorder Aranae
4. Superorder Lilianae
5. Superorder Bromelianae
6. Superorder Zingiberanae
7. Superorder Commelinanae
8. Superorder Arecanae
9. Superorder Cyclanthanae
10. Superorder Pandananae

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Higher Taxa Accepted by Reveal with Authorships

6. Magnoliophyta Cronquist, Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal (1996)
     1. Magnoliopsida Brongn. (1843)
          1. Magnoliidae Novák ex Takht. (1967)
               1. Magnolianae Takht. (1967)
               2. Lauranae Takht. (1997)
     2. Piperopsida Bartl. (1830)
          1. Piperidae Reveal (1994)
               1. Piperanae Reveal (1994)
               2. Lactoridanae Takht. ex Reveal & Doweld (1999)
               3. Rafflesianae Thorne ex Reveal (1996)
               4. Balanophoranae R. Dahlgren ex Reveal (1992)
          2. Nymphaeidae J.W. Walker ex Takht. (1997)
               1. Nymphaeanae Thorne ex Reveal (1992)
          3. Nelumbonidae Takht. (1997)
               1. Nelumbonanae Takht. ex Reveal (1992)
               2. Ceratophyllanae Takht. ex Reveal & Doweld (1998)
     3. Liliopsida Batsch. (1802)
          1. Alismatidae Takht. (1967)
               1. Butomanae Takht. ex Reveal (1992)
               2. Alismatanae Takht. (1967)
          2. Triurididae Takht. ex Reveal (1992)
               1. Triuridanae Thorne ex Reveal (1992)
          3. Aridae Takht. (1997)
               1. Acoranae Reveal (1997)
               2. Aranae Thorne ex Reveal (1992)
               3. Cyclanthanae Thorne ex Reveal (1996)
               4. Pandananae Thorne ex Reveal (1992)
          4. Liliidae Takht. (1967)
               1. Lilianae Takht. (1967)
          5. Arecidae Takht. (1967)
               1. Arecanae Takht. (1967)
          6. Commelinidae Takht. (1967)
               1. Bromelianae R. Dahlgren ex Reveal (1992)
               2. Pontederianae Takht. ex Reveal (1992)
               3. Commelinanae Takht. (1967)
               4. Hydatellanae Takht. ex Reveal (1992)
               5. Typhanae Thorne ex Reveal (1992)
               6. Juncanae Takht. (1967)
          7. Zingiberidae Cronquist (1978)
               1. Zingiberanae Takht. ex Reveal (1993)
     4. Ranunculopsida Brongn. (1843)
          1. Ranunculidae Takht. ex Reveal (1992)
               1. Ranunculanae Takht. ex Reveal (1992)
     5. Rosopsida Batsch (1788)
          1. Caryophyllidae Takht. (1967)
               1. Caryophyllanae Takht. (1967)
               2. Polygonanae Takht. ex Reveal (1992)
               3. Plumbaginanae Takht. ex Reveal (1992)
          2. Hamamelididae Takht. (1967)
               1. Trochodendranae Takht. ex Reveal (1996)
               2. Myrothamnanae Takht. (1997)
               3. Hamamelidanae Takht. (1967)
               4. Casuarinanae Takht. ex Reveal & Doweld (1999)
               5. Daphniphyllanae Takht. (1997)
               6. Juglandanae Takht. ex Reveal (1992)
          3. Dilleniidae Takht. ex Reveal & Tahkt. (1993)
               1. Dillenianae Takht. (1967)
               2. Theanae R. Dahlgren ex Reveal (1993)
               3. Lecythidanae Takht. ex Reveal (1992)
               4. Sarracenianae Thorne ex Reveal (1996)
               5. Nepenthanae Takht. ex Reveal (1996)
               6. Ericanae Takht. (1967)
               7. Primulanae R. Dahlgren ex Reveal (1996)
               8. Violanae R. Dahlgren ex Reveal (1992)
               9. Capparanae Reveal (1994)
               10. Malvanae Takht. (1967)
               11. Cucurbitanae Reveal (1994)
               12. Urticanae Takht. ex Reveal (1992)
               13. Euphorbianae Takht. ex Reveal (1992)
          4. Rosidae Takht. (1967)
               1. Saxifraganae Reveal (1994)
               2. Podostemanae R. Dahlgren ex Reveal (1992)
               3. Celastranae Takht. (1967)
               4. Santalanae Thorne ex Reveal (1992)
               5. Rosanae Takht. (1967)
               6. Geranianae Thorne ex Reveal (1992)
               7. Fabanae R. Dahlgren ex Reveal (1993)
               8. Rutanae Takht. (1967)
               9. Rhamnanae Takht. ex Reveal (1992)
               10. Proteanae Takht. (1967)
               11. Vitanae Takht. ex Reveal (1992)
               12. Rhizophoranae Takht. ex Reveal & Doweld (1999)
               13. Myrtanae Takht. (1967)
          5. Cornidae Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal (1994)
               1. Cornanae Thorne ex Reveal (1996)
               2. Eucommianae Takht. ex Reveal (1993)
               3. Aralianae Takht. (1967)
               4. Dipsacanae Takht. (1997)
          6. Lamiidae Takht. ex Reveal (1993)
               1. Gentiananae Thorne ex Reveal (1992)
               2. Solananae R. Dahlgren ex Reveal (1992)
               3. Loasanae R. Dahlgren ex Reveal (1996)
               4. Oleanae Takht. (1997)
               5. Lamianae Takht. (1967)
          7. Asteridae Takht. (1967)
               1. Campanulanae Takht. ex Reveal (1992)
               2. Asteranae Takht. (1967)

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Higher Taxa Accepted by Takhtajan with Authorships

Magnoliophyta Cronquist, Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal (1996)

1. Magnoliopsida Brongn. (1843)
   1. Magnoliidae Novak ex Takht. (1967)
      1. Magnolianae Takht. (1967)
         
      2. Lactoridanae Takht. (1997)
         
      3. Piperanae Reveal (1994)
         
      4. Lauranae Takht. (1997)
         
      5. Rafflesianae Thorne ex Reveal (1996)
         
      6. Balanophoranae R. Dahlgren ex Reveal (1992)
   2. Nymphaeidae J.W. Walker ex Takht. (1997)
      
      1. Nymphaeanae Thorne ex Reveal (1992)
         
      2. Ceratophyllanae Takht. ex Reveal & Doweld (1999)
   3. Nelumbonidae Takht. (1997)
      
      1. Nelumbonanae Takht. ex Reveal (1992)
   4. Ranunculidae Takht. ex Reveal (1992)
      1. Ranunculanae Takht. ex Reveal (1992)
   5. Caryophyllidae Takht. (1967)
      1. Caryophyllanae Takht. (1967)
         
      2. Gyrostemonanae Takht. (1997)
         
      3. Polygonanae Takht. ex Reveal (1992)
         
      4. Plumbaginanae Takht. ex Reveal (1992)
   6. Hamamelididae Takht. (1967)
      1. Trochodendranae Takht. ex Reveal (1996)
         
      2. Myrothamnanae Takht. (1997)
         
      3. Hamamelidanae Takht. (1967)
         
      4. Barbeyanae Takht. ex Reveal & Doweld (1999)
         
      5. Daphniphyllanae Takht. (1997)
         
      6. Buxanae Takht. ex Reveal & Doweld (1999)
         
      7. Faganae Takht. (1997)
         
      8. Casuarinanae Takht. ex Reveal & Doweld (1999)
         
      9. Juglandanae Takht. ex Reveal (1992)
   7. Dilleniidae Takht. ex Reveal & Tahkt. (1993)
      1. Dillenianae Takht. (1967)
         
      2. Theanae R. Dahlgren ex Reveal (1993)
         
      3. Sarracenianae Thorne ex Reveal (1996)
         
      4. Nepenthanae Takht. ex Reveal (1996)
         
      5. Ericanae Takht. (1967)
         
      6. Primulanae R. Dahlgren ex Reveal (1996)
         
      7. Violanae R. Dahlgren ex Reveal (1992)
         
      8. Malvanae Takht. (1967)
         
      9. Urticanae Takht. ex Reveal (1992)
         
      10. Euphorbianae Takht. ex Reveal (1992)
   8. Rosidae Takht. (1967)
      1. Saxifraganae Reveal (1994)
         
      2. Rosanae Takht. (1967)
         
      3. Rhizophoranae Takht. ex Reveal & Doweld (1999)
         
      4. Myrtanae Takht. (1967)
         
      5. Fabanae R. Dahlgren ex Reveal (1993)
         
      6. Rutanae Takht. (1967)
         
      7. Geranianae Thorne ex Reveal (1992)
         
      8. Corynocarpanae Takht. (1997)
         
      9. Celastranae Takht. (1967)
         
      10. Santalanae Thorne ex Reveal (1992)
          
      11. Rhamnanae Takht. ex Reveal (1992)
          
      12. Proteanae Takht. (1967)
          
      13. Vitanae Takht. ex Reveal (1992)
   9. Cornidae Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal (1994)
      1. Cornanae Thorne ex Reveal (1996)
         
      2. Aralianae Takht. (1967)
         
      3. Dipsacanae Takht. (1997)
   10. Asteridae Takht. (1967)
       1. Campanulanae Takht. ex Reveal (1992)
          
       2. Asteranae Takht. (1967)
   11. Lamiidae Takht. ex Reveal (1993)
       1. Gentiananae Thorne ex Reveal (1992)
          
       2. Solananae R. Dahlgren ex Reveal (1992)
          
       3. Loasanae R. Dahlgren ex Reveal (1996)
          
       4. Oleanae Takht. (1997)
          
       5. Lamianae Takht. (1967)
       
       
2. Liliopsida Batsch (1802)
   1. Liliidae Takht. (1967)
      1. Lilianae Takht. (1967)
         
      2. Dioscoreanae Takht. ex Reveal & Doweld (1999)
   2. Commelinidae Takht. (1967)
      1. Bromelianae R. Dahlgren ex Reveal (1992)
         
      2. Pontederianae Takht. ex Reveal (1992)
         
      3. Zingiberanae Takht. ex Reveal (1993)
         
      4. Commelinanae Takht. (1967)
         
      5. Hydatellanae Takht. ex Reveal (1992)
         
      6. Juncanae Takht. (1967)
         
      7. Poanae Takht. ex Reveal & Doweld (1999)
   3. Arecidae Takht. (1967)
      1. Arecanae Takht. (1967)
   4. Alismatidae Takht. (1967)
      1. Alismatanae Takht. (1967)
   5. Triurididae Takht. ex Reveal (1992)
      1. Triuridanae Thorne ex Reveal (1992)
   6. Aridae Takht. (1997)
      1. Aranae Thorne ex Reveal (1992)
         
      2. Cyclanthanae Thorne ex Reveal (1996)
         
      3. Pandananae Thorne ex Reveal (1992)
         
      4. Typhanae Thorne ex Reveal (1992)
         

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Higher Taxa Accepted by Thorne with Authorships

See the Introduction to Thorne's new 1997 system

1. Magnoliopsida Brongn. (1843)
       1. Magnoliidae Novák ex Takht. (1967)
                   1. Magnolianae Takht. (1967)
                   2. Ranunculanae Takht. ex Reveal (1992)
                   3. Nymphaeanae Thorne ex Reveal (1992)
                   4. Rafflesianae Thorne ex Reveal (1996)
                   5. Caryophyllanae Takht. (1967)
                   6. Ericanae Takht. (1967)
                   7. Celastranae Takht. (1967)
                   8. Santalanae Thorne ex Reveal (1992)
                   9. Malvanae Takht. (1967)
                   10. Violanae R. Dahlgren ex Reveal (1992)
                   11. Capparanae Reveal (1994)
                   12. Rutanae Takht. (1967)
                   13. Proteanae Takht. (1967)
                   14. Geranianae Thorne ex Reveal (1992)
                   15. Rosanae Takht. (1967)
                   16. Cornanae Thorne ex Reveal (1996)
                   17. Aralianae Takht. (1967)
                   18. Asteranae Takht. (1967)
                   19. Solananae R. Dahlgren ex Reveal (1992)
                   20. Myrtanae Takht. (1967)
                   21. Lamianae Takht. (1967)
       2. Liliidae Takht. (1967)
                   1. Triuridanae Thorne ex Reveal (1992)
                   2. Acoranae Reveal (1997)
                   3. Aranae Thorne ex Reveal (1992)
                   4. Alismatanae Takht. (1967)
                   5. Lilianae Takht. (1967)
                   7. Pandananae Thorne ex Reveal (1992)
                   8. Arecanae Takht. (1967)
                   8. Hydatellanae Takht. ex Reveal (1992)
                   9. Commelinanae Takht. (1967)

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