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
editclassis Monocotyledoneae
editordo Helobiae
edit- subordo Alismatineae
- subordo Hydrocharitineae
- subordo Scheuchzeriineae
- subordo Potamogetonineae
ordo Triuridales
editordo Liliiflorae
edit- subordo Liliineae
- Liliaceae
- Xanthorrhoeaceae
- Stemonaceae
- Agavaceae
- Haemodoraceae
- Cyanastraceae
- Amaryllidaceae
- Hypoxidaceae
- Velloziaceae
- Taccaceae
- Dioscoreaceae
- subordo Pontederiineae
- subordo Iridineae
- subordo Burmanniineae
- subordo Philydrineae
ordo Bromeliales
editordo Commelinales
edit- subordo Commelinineae
- subordo Eriocaulineae
- subordo Restionineae
- subordo Flagellariineae
ordo Graminales
editordo Spathiflorae
editordo Pandanales
editordo Scitamineae
editordo Microspermae
editclassis Dicotyledoneae
editsubclassis Archychlamydeae
editordo Casuarinales
editordo Juglandales
editordo Balanopales
editordo Leitneriales
editordo Santalales
edit- subordo Santalineae
- subordo Loranthineae
ordo Balanophorales
editordo Medusandrales
editordo Polygonales
editordo Centrospermae
edit- subordo Phytolaccineae
- subordo Portulacineae
- subordo Caryophyllineae
- subordo Chenopodiineae
- incertae sedis
ordo Magnoliales
edit- Magnoliaceae
- Degeneriaceae
- Himantandraceae
- Winteraceae
- Annonaceae
- Eupomatiaceae
- Myristicaceae
- Canellaceae
- Schisandraceae
- Illiciaceae
- Austrobaileyaceae
- Trimeniaceae
- Amborellaceae
- Monimiaceae
- Calycanthaceae
- Gomortegaceae
- Lauraceae
- Hernandiaceae
- Tetracentraceae
- Trochodendraceae
- Eupteleaceae
- Cercidiphyllaceae
ordo Ranunculales
edit- subordo Ranunculineae
- subordo Nymphaeineae
ordo Aristolochiales
editordo Guttiferales
edit- subordo Dilleniineae
- subordo Ochnineae
- subordo Theineae
- subordo Ancistrocladineae
ordo Sarraceniales
editordo Papaverales
edit- subordo Papaverineae
- subordo Capparineae
- subordo Resedineae
- subordo Moringineae
- subordo Hamamelidineae
- subordo Saxifragineae
- Crassulaceae
- Cephalotaceae
- Saxifragaceae
- Brunelliaceae
- Cunoniaceae
- Davidsoniaceae
- Pittosporaceae
- Byblidaceae
- Roridulaceae
- Bruniaceae
- subordo Rosineae
- subordo Leguminosineae
ordo Hydrostachyales
editordo Podostemales
editordo Geraniales
edit- subordo Limnanthineae
- subordo Geraniineae
- Oxalidaceae
- Geraniaceae
- Tropaeolaceae
- Zygophyllaceae
- Linaceae
- Erythroxylaceae
- subordo Euphorbiineae
- Euphorbiaceae
- Daphniphyllaceae
- subordo Rutineae
- subordo Malpighiineae
- subordo Polygalineae
ordo Sapindales
edit- subordo Coriariineae
- subordo Anacardiineae
- subordo Sapindineae
- subordo Balsamineae
ordo Julianiales
editordo Celastrales
edit- subordo Celastrineae
- Cyrillaceae
- Pentaphylacaceae
- Aquifoliaceae
- Corynocarpaceae
- Pandaceae
- Celastraceae
- Staphyleaceae
- Hippocrateaceae
- Stackhousiaceae
- Salvadoraceae
- subordo Buxineae
- subordo Icacinineae
- subordo Elaeocarpineae
- subordo Sarcolaenineae
- subordo Malvineae
- subordo Scytopetalineae
ordo Thymelaeales
edit- 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)
- Tribe Endonemeae
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.
- Family Dichapetalaceae
- Dichapetalum Thouars
- Gonypetalum Ule (currently syn. of Tapura)
- Stephanopodium Poepp.
- Tapura Aubl.
- Family Thymelaeaceae
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
- subordo Flacourtiineae
- Flacourtiaceae
- Peridiscaceae
- Violaceae
- Stachyuraceae
- Scyphostegiaceae
- Turneraceae
- Malesherbiaceae
- Passifloraceae
- Achariaceae
- subordo Cistineae
- subordo Tamaricineae
- subordo Caricineae
- subordo Loasineae
- subordo Begoniineae
ordo Cucurbitales
editordo Myrtiflorae
edit- subordo Myrtineae
- Lythraceae
- Trapaceae
- Crypteroniaceae
- Myrtaceae
- Dialypetalanthaceae
- Sonneratiaceae
- Punicaceae
- Lecythidaceae
- Melastomataceae
- Rhizophoraceae
- Combretaceae
- Onagraceae
- Oliniaceae
- Haloragaceae
- Theligonaceae
- subordo Hippuridineae
- subordo Cynomoriineae
ordo Umbelliflorae
editsubclassis Sympetalae
editordo Diapensiales
editordo Primulales
editordo Plumbaginales
edit- subordo Sapotineae
- subordo Ebenineae
ordo Gentianales
editordo Tubiflorae
edit- subordo Convolvulineae
- subordo Boraginineae
- subordo Verbenineae
- subordo Solanineae
- Nolanaceae
- Solanaceae
- Duckeodendraceae
- Buddlejaceae
- Scrophulariaceae
- Globulariaceae
- Bignoniaceae
- Henriqueziaceae
- Acanthaceae
- Pedaliaceae
- Martyniaceae
- Gesneriaceae
- Columelliaceae
- Orobanchaceae
- Lentibulariaceae
- subordo Myoporineae
- subordo Phrymineae
ordo Plantaginales
editordo Dipsacales
editordo Campanulales
editReferences
edit- ^ Swift, Lloyd H. (1974). Botanical Classifications. Hamden, Connecticut,USA: Archon Books. ISBN 0-208-01455-1.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.