Classification of Plant Families

Classification of Flowering Plant Families

The table gives the traditional classification of Plant Families into their Orders and Superorders,
in the Subclasses Dicotyledonae and Monocotyledonae, in the Class Gymnospermae.

SUBCLASS: DICOTYLEDONAE

SUPERORDER:
Magnoliidae

SUPERORDER:
Hamamelidae

SUPERORDER:
Caryophyllidae

SUPERORDER:
Dilleniidae

SUPERORDER:
Rosidae

SUPERORDER:
Asteridae

Order:
Magnoliales
Families:
Magnoliaceae
Winteraceae
Himantandraceae
Cannellaceae
Annonaceae
Myristicaceae
Degeneriaceae

Order:
Illiciales
Families:
Illiciaceae
Schisandraceae

Order:
Laurales
Families:
Austrobaileyaceae
Lactoridaceae
Eupomatiaceae
Gomortegaceae
Monimiaceae
Calycanthaceae
Chloranthaceae
Lauraceae
Hernandiaceae

Order:
Piperales
Families:
Piperaceae
Saururaceae
Peperomiaceae

Order:
Aristolochiales
Families:
Aristolochiaceae
Nepenthaceae

Order:
Nymphaeales
Families:
Ceratophyllaceae
Nymphaeaceae

Order:
Ranunculales
Families:
Berberidaceae
Ranunculaceae
Lardizabalaceae
Menispermaceae

Order:
Papaverales
Families:
Papaveraceae
Fumariaceae

Order:
Sarraceniales
Family:
Sarraceniaceae Order:
Trochodendrales
Family:
Trochodendraceae

Order:
Hamamelidales
Families:
Cercidiphyllaceae
Platanaceae
Hamamelidaceae

Order:
Eucommiales
Family:
Eucommiaceae

Order:
Leitneriales
Family:
Leitneriaceae

Order:
Myricales
Family:
Myricaceae

Order:
Fagales
Families:
Betulaceae
Fagaceae
Balanopaceae

Order:
Casuarinales
Family:
Casuarinaceae Order:
Caryophyllales
Families:
Cactaceae
Aizoaceae
Caryophyllaceae
Nyctaginaceae
Amaranthaceae
Phytolaccaceae
Chenopodiaceae
Didiereaceae
Portulacaceae
Basellaceae

Order:
Batales
Family:
Batidaceae

Order:
Polygonales
Family:
Polygonaceae

Order:
Plumbaginales
Family:
Plumbaginaceae

Order:
Dilleniales
Families:
Dilleniaceae
Paeoniaceae
Crossosomataceae

Order:
Theales
Families:
Theaceae
Ochnaceae
Dipterocarpaceae
Clusiaceae
Elatinaceae
Quiinaceae
Marcgraviaceae

Order:
Malvales
Families:
Scytopetalaceae
Elaeocarpaceae
Tiliaceae
Sterculiaceae
Bombacaceae
Malvaceae
Sphaerosepalaceae
Sarcolaenaceae

Order:
Urticales
Families:
Ulmaceae
Moraceae
Urticaceae

Order:
Lecythidales
Family:
Lecythidaceae

Order:
Violales
Families:
Violaceae
Flacourtiaceae
Lacistemataceae
Passifloraceae
Turneraceae
Malesherbiaceae
Fouquieriaceae
Caricaceae
Bixaceae
Cochlospermaceae
Cistaceae
Tamaricaceae
Ancistrocladaceae
Frankeniaceae
Achariaceae
Begoniaceae
Loasaceae
Datiscaceae
Cucurbitaceae

Order:
Salicales
Family:
Salicaceae

Order:
Capparales
Families:
Capparaceae
Tovariaceae
Brassicaceae
Resedaceae
Moringaceae

Order:
Ericales
Families:
Clethraceae
Grubbiaceae
Cyrillaceae
Ericaceae
Epacridaceae
Empetraceae
Pyrolaceae

Order:
Diapensales
Family:
Diapensiaceae

Order:
Ebenales
Families:
Sapotaceae
Ebenaceae
Styracaceae

Order:
Primulales
Families:
Primulaceae
Myrsinaceae Order:
Rosales
Families:
Cunoniaceae
Pittosporaceae
Droseraceae
Brunelliaceae
Eucryphiaceae
Bruniaceae
Rosaceae
Crassulaceae
Cephalotaceae
Chrosobalanaceae

Order:
Fabales
Families:
Papilionaceae
Caesalpiniaceae
Mimosaceae

Order:
Podostemales
Family:
Podostemaceae

Order:
Haloragales
Families:
Theligonaceae
Haloragaceae
Hippuridaceae

Order:
Myrtales
Families:
Sonneratiaceae
Trapaceae
Lythraceae
Rhizophoraceae
Penaeaceae
Thymelaeaceae
Myrtaceae
Punicaceae
Onagraceae
Oliniaceae
Melastomataceae
Combretaceae

Order:
Cornales
Families:
Nyssaceae
Garryaceae
Alangiaceae
Cornaceae

Order:
Proteales
Families:
Elaeagnaceae
Protaceae

Order:
Santales
Families:
Santalaceae
Medusandraceae
Olacaceae
Loranthaceae
Misodendraceae
Cynomoriaceae
Balanophoraceae

Order:
Rafflesiales
Families:
Rafflesiaceae
Hydnoraceae

Order:
Celastrales
Families:
Geissolomataceae
Celastraceae
Stackhousiaceae
Salvadoraceae
Corynocarpaceae
Icacinaceae
Aquifoliaceae
Dichapetalaceae

Order:
Euphorbiales
Families:
Buxaceae
Pandaceae
Euphorbiaceae

Order:
Rhamnales
Families:
Rhamnaceae
Vitaceae

Order:
Sapindales
Families:
Staphyleaceae
Melianthaceae
Connaraceae
Sapindaceae
Sabiaceae
Julianiaceae
Hippocastanaceae
Aceraceae
Burseraceae
Anacardiaceae
Simaroubaceae
Coriariaceae
Meliaceae
Cneoraceae
Rutaceae
Zygophyllaceae

Order:
Juglandales
Family:
Juglandaceae

Order:
Geraniales
Families:
Houmiriaceae
Linaceae
Geraniaceae
Oxalidaceae
Erythroxylaceae
Limnanthaceae
Balsaminaceae
Tropaeolaceae

Order:
Polygalales
Families:
Malphighiaceae
Trigoniaceae
Tremandraceae
Vochysiaceae
Polygalaceae
Krameriaceae

Order:
Umbellales
Families:
Araliaceae
Apiaceae

Order:
Gentianales
Families:
Loganiaceae
Gentianaceae
Apocynaceae
Asclepiadaceae
Oleaceae

Order:
Polemoniales
Families:
Nolanaceae
Solanaceae
Convolvulaceae
Menyanthaceae
Lennoaceae
Polemoniaceae
Ehretiaceae
Hydrophyllaceae
Boraginaceae

Order:
Lamiales
Families:
Verbenaceae
Lamiaceae
Tetrachondraceae
Callitrichaceae
Phrymaceae

Order:
Plantaginales
Family:
Plantaginaceae

Order:
Scrophulariales
Families:
Columelliaceae
Myoporaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Globulariaceae
Gesneriaceae
Orobanchaceae
Bignoniaceae
Acanthaceae
Pedaliaceae
Hydrostachydaceae
Martyniaceae
Lentibulariaceae

Order:
Campanulales
Families:
Campanulaceae
Lobeliaceae
Stylidiaceae
Brunoniaceae
Goodeniaceae

Order:
Rubiales
Family:
Rubiaceae

Order:
Dipsacales
Families:
Adoxaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Valerianaceae
Dipsacaceae
Calyceraceae

Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae

SUBCLASS: MONOCOTYLEDONAE

SUPERORDER: Alismatidae
SUPERORDER: Commelinidae
SUPERORDER: Arecidae
SUPERORDER: Liliidae

Order:
Alismatales
Families:
Butomaceae
Limnocharitaceae
Alismataceae
Order:
Hydrocharitales
Family:
Hydrocharitaceae
Order:
Najadales
Families:
Aponogetonaceae
Scheuchzeriaceae
Juncaginaceae
Lilaeaceae
Najadaceae
Potamogetonaceae
Zannichelliaceae
Ruppiaceae
Zosteraceae
Posidoniaceae
Cymodoceaceae
Order:
Triuridales
Family:
Triuridaceae Order:
Commelinales
Families:
Xyridaceae
Rapateaceae
Mayacaceae
Commelinaceae
Order:
Eriocaulales
Family:
Eriocaulaceae
Order:
Restionales
Families:
Flagellariaceae
Centrolepidaceae
Restionaceae
Order:
Poales
Family:
Poaceae
Order:
Juncales
Families:
Juncaceae
Thurniaceae
Order:
Cyperales
Family:
Cyperaceae
Order:
Typhales
Families:
Typhaceae
Sparganiaceae
Order:
Bromeliales
Family:
Bromeliaceae
Order:
Zingiberales
Families:
Musaceae
Strelitziaceae
Zingiberaceae
Cannaceae
Marantaceae Order:
Arecales
Family:
Arecaceae
Order:
Cyclanthales
Family:
Cyclanthaceae
Order:
Pandanales
Family:
Pandanaceae
Order:
Arales
Families:
Lemnaceae
Araceae Order:
Liliales
Families:
Pontederiaceae
Philydraceae
Iridaceae
Liliaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Agavaceae
Xanthorrhoeaceae
Velloziaceae
Haemodoraceae
Taccaceae
Stemonaceae
Smilacaceae
Dioscoreaceae
Order:
Orchidales
Families:
Burmanniaceae
Orchidaceae

The table is based on the Classification in "Flowering Plants of the World" edited by V. H. Heywood, published in 1993.
This system of classifying plants has now been changed as more information has become available from research on the DNA of plants.
See this page for more information.
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Other entries with information on Plant Names and Classification
Latin Names - the meanings of some common Latin botanical names
Plant Families - an introduction to Plant Families
Classification of Plants - an introduction to Plant Classification
Classification of Plants - Information on the new system of Plant Classification according to APG III
Classification of Plants - Table showing Families and Orders under APG III

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