System of plant classification
Frontispiece of 1862 edition of Genera plantarum
A taxonomic system for seed plants was published in Bentham and Hooker's Genera plantarum ad exemplaria imprimis in herbariis kewensibus servata definita in three volumes between 1862 and 1883.[ 1]
George Bentham (1800–1884) and Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817–1911) were British botanists who were closely affiliated to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , in England. Their system of botanical taxonomy was based on the principle of natural affinities and is considered as pre-Darwinian as it does not take evolution into account. The Genera plantarum classified an estimated 97,205 species into 202 families and 7,569 genera.[ 1]
Summary
The system recognises the following main groups:
Class DICOTYLEDONES
DICOTYLEDONUM POLYPETALE vol I
Series 1. Thalamiflorae
Series 2. Disciflorae
Series 3. Calyciflorae
DICOTYLEDONES GAMOPETALÆ vol II
Series 1. Inferae
Series 2. Heteromerae
Series 3. Bicarpellatae
DICOTYLEDONES MONOCHLAMIDEÆ vol III
Class GYMNOSPERMEÆ vol III (1)
Class MONOCOTYLEDONES vol III (2)
Families and orders in the Bentham & Hooker system
Note that this system was published well before there were internationally accepted rules for botanical nomenclature . It indicates a family by "ordo"; an order is indicated by "cohors" (in the first two volumes) or "series" (in the third volume); in the first two volumes “series” refers to a rank above that of order. Terminations for families are not what they are now. Neither of these phenomena is a problem from a nomenclatural perspective: the ICBN provides for this
Dicotyledonae
Dicotyledonae
DICOTYLEDONUM POLYPETALARUM Vol I
SERIES I THALAMIFLORÆ
COHORS I. RANALES
I. RANUNCULACEÆ
II. DILLENIACEAE
III. CALYCANTHACEÆ
IV. MAGNOLIACEAE
V. ANONACEAE [sic]
VI. MENISPERMACEÆ
VII. BERBERIDACEÆ
VIII. NYMPHÆACEAE
COHORS II. PARIETALES
IX. SARRACENIACEAE
X. PAPAVERACEAE
XI. CRUCIFERAE
XII. CAPPARIDEAE
XIII. RESEDACEAE
XIV. CISTINEAE
XV. VIOLARIEAE p. 114 4 tribes
XVI. CANELLACEAE
XVII. BIXINEAE
COHORS III. POLYGALINÆ
XVIII. PITTOSPOREÆ
XIX. TREMANDREAE
XX. POLYGALAE
XXa. VOCHYSIACEAE
COHORS IV. CARYOPHYLLINÆ
XXI. FRANKENIACEÆ
XXII. CARYOPHYLLEÆ
XXIII. PORTULACEÆ
XXIV. TAMARISCINEÆ
COHORS V. GUTTIFERALES
XXV. ELATINEÆ
XXVI. HYPERICINEÆ
XXVII. GUTTIFERÆ
XXVIII. TERNSTROEMIACEÆ
XXIX. DIPTEROCARPEÆ
XXX. CHLENACEÆ
COHORS VI. MALVALES
XXXI. MALVACEÆ
XXXII. STERCULIACEÆ
XXXIII. TILIACEÆ
SERIES II. DISCIFLORÆ
COHORS VII. GERANIALES
XXXIV LINEÆ
XXXV. HUMIRIACEÆ
XXXVI. MALPIGHIACEÆ
XXXVII. ZYGOPHYLLEÆ
XXXVIII. GERANIACEÆ
XXXIX. RUTACEÆ
XL. SIMARUBEÆ [sic]
XLI. OCHNACEÆ
XLII. BURSERACEÆ
XLIII. MELIACEÆ
XLIV. CHAILLETIACEÆ
COHORS VIII. OLACALES
XLV. OLACINEÆ
XLVI. ILICINEÆ
COHORS IX. CELASTRALES
XLVII. CELASTRINEÆ
XLVIII. STACKHOUSIEÆ
XLIX. RHAMNEÆ
L. AMPELIDEÆ
COHORS X. SAPINDALES
LI. SAPINDACEÆ
LII. SABIACEÆ
LIII. ANACARDIACEÆ
ORDINES V. POTIUS GENERA ANOMALA
LIV. CORIARIEÆ
LV. MORINGEÆ
SERIES III. CALYCIFLORÆ
COHORS XI. ROSALES
LVI. CONNARACEÆ
LVII. LEGUMINOSÆ
LVIII. ROSACEÆ
LIX. SAXIFRAGEÆ
LX. CRASSULACEÆ
LXI. DROSERACEÆ
LXII. HAMAMELIDEÆ
LXIII. BRUNIACEÆ
LXIV. HALORAGEÆ
COHORS XII. MYRTALES
LXV. RHIZOPHOREÆ
LXVI. COMBRETACEÆ
LXVII. MYRTACEÆ
LXVIII. MELASTOMACEÆ
LXIX. LYTHRARIEÆ
LXX. ONAGRARIEÆ
COHORS XIII. PASSIFLORALES
LXXI. SAMYDACEÆ
LXXII. LOASEÆ
LXXIII. TURNERACEÆ
LXXIV. PASSIFLOREÆ
LXXV. CUCURBITACEÆ
LXXVI. BEGONIACEÆ
LXXVII. DATISCEÆ
COHORS XIV. FICOIDALES
LXXVIII. CACTEÆ
LXXIX. FICIOIDEÆ
COHORS XV. UMBELLALES
LXXX. UMBELLIFERÆ
LXXXI. ARALIACEÆ
LXXXII. CORNACEÆ
DICOTYLEDONES GAMOPETALÆ vol II
SERIES I. INFERÆ
COHORS I. RUBIALES
LXXXIII. CAPRIFOLIACEÆ
LXXXIV. RUBIACEÆ
COHORS II. ASTERALES
LXXXV. VALERIANEÆ
LXXXVI. DIPSACEÆ
LXXXVII. CALCEREÆ
LXXXVIII. COMPOSITÆ
COHORS III. CAMPANALES
LXXXIX. STYLIDIEÆ
XC. GOODENOVIEÆ
XCI. CAMPANULACEÆ
SERIES II. HETEROMERÆ
COHORS IV ERICALES
XCII. VACCINIACEÆ
XCIII. ERICACEÆ
XCIV. MONOTROPEÆ
XCV. EPACRIDEÆ
XCVI. DIAPENSIACEÆ
XCVII. LENNOACEÆ
COHORS V. PRIMULALES
XCVIII. PLUMBAGINEÆ
XCIX. PRIMULACEÆ
C. MYRSINEÆ
COHORS VI. EBENALES
CI. SAPOTACEÆ
CII. EBENACEÆ
CIII. STYRACEÆ
SERIES III. BICARPELLATÆ
COHORS VII. GENTIANALES
CIV. OLEACEÆ
CV. SALVADORACEÆ
CVI. APOCYNACEÆ
CVII. ASCLEPIADEÆ
CVIII. LOGANIACEÆ
CIX. GENTIANEÆ
COHORS VIII. POLEMONIALES
CX. POLEMONIACEÆ
CXI. HYDROPHYLLACEÆ
CXII. BORAGINEÆ
CXIII. CONVOLVULACEÆ
CXIV. SOLANACEÆ
COHORS IX. PERSONALES
CXV. SCROPHULARINEÆ
CXVI. OROBRANCHACEÆ
CXVII. LENTIBULARIEÆ
CXVIII. COLUMELLIACEÆ
CXIX. GESNERACEÆ [sic]
CXX. BIGNONIACEÆ
CXXI. PEDALINEÆ
CXXII. ACANTHACEÆ
COHORS X. LAMIALES
CXXIII. MYOPORINEÆ
CXXIV. SELAGINEÆ
CXXV. VERBENACEÆ
CXXVI. LABIATÆ
incertae sedis
CXXVII. PLANTAGINEÆ
DICOTYLEDONES MONOCHLAMIDEÆ vol III
Series I. Curvembryeæ
CXXVIII. NYCTAGINEÆ
CXXIX. ILLECEBRACEÆ
CXXX. AMARANTACEÆ [sic]
CXXXI. CHENOPODIACEÆ
CXXXII. PHYTOLACCACEÆ
CXXXIII. BATIDEÆ
CXXXIV. POLYGONACEÆ
Series II. Multiovulatæ Aquaticæ
CXXXV. PODOSTEMONACEÆ
Series III. Multiovulatæ Terrestres
CXXXVI. NEPENTHACEÆ
CXXXVII. CYTINACEÆ
CXXXVIII. ARISTOLOCHIACEÆ
Series IV. Microembryeæ
CXXXIX. PIPERACEÆ
CXL. CHLORANTACEÆ
CXLI. MYRISTICEÆ
CXLII. MONIMIACEÆ
Series V. Daphnales
CXLIII. LAURINEÆ
CXLIV. PROTEACEÆ
CXLV. THYMELÆACEÆ
CXLVI. PENÆACEÆ
CXLVII. ELÆAGNACEÆ
Series VI. Achlamydosporeæ
CXLVIII. LORANTHACEÆ
CXLIX. SANTALACEÆ
CL. BALANOPHOREÆ
Series VII. Unisexuales
CLI. EUPHORBIACEÆ
CLII. BALANOPEÆ
CLIII. URTICACEÆ
CLIV. PLATANACEÆ
CLV. LEITNERIEÆ
CLVI. JUGLANDEÆ
CLVII. MYRICACEÆ
CLVIII. CASUARINEÆ
CLIX. CUPULIFERÆ
Series VIII. Ordines anomali (incertae sedis )
CLX. SALICINEÆ
CLXI. LACISTEMACEÆ
CLXII. EMPETRACEÆ
CLXIII. CERATOPHYLLEÆ
'GYMNOSPERMEÆ [sic] vol III (1)
CLXIV. GNETACEÆ
CLXV. CONIFERÆ
CLXVI. CYCADACEÆ
Gymnosperms
1> Gnetaceae
2> Coniferae
3> Cycadaceae
Monocotyledons
Monocotyledons
Summary pp viii–xi
MONOCOTYLEDONES vol III (2) p. 448
Series I. Microspermæ p. 448
CLXVII. HYDROCHARIDEÆ p. 448
CLXVIII. BURMANNIACEÆ
CLXIX. ORCHIDEÆ p. 460
Series II Epigynæ p. 636
CLXX. SCITAMINEÆ p. 636[ 3]
CLXXI. BROMELIACEÆ p. 657
CLXXII. HAEMODORACEÆ p. 671
CLXXIII. IIRIDEÆ p. 681 3 tribes
CLXXIV. AMARYLLIDEÆ p. 711 5 tribes
I Tribus Hypoxideae p. 716
II Tribus Amarylleae p. 718 3 subtribes
III Tribus Alstroemerieae p. 735
IV Tribus Agaveae p. 737
V Tribus Vellosieae p. 739
CLXXV. TACCACEÆ p. 740
CLXXVI. DIOSCOREACEÆ p. 741
Series III Coronarieæ p. 746
CLXXVII. ROXBURGHIACEÆ p. 746
CLXXVIII. LILIACEÆ p. 748 (20 tribes) Schema 748–763
Tribus I Smilaceae p. 763
Tribus II Asparageae p. 764
Tribus III Luzuriageae
Tribus IV Polygonateae p. 768
Tribus V Convallariae
Tribus VI Aspidistreae
Tribus VII Hemerocalleae
Tribus VIII Aloineae
...
Tribus X Asphodeleae p. 781 5 subtribes
Tribus XI Johnsonieae p. 795
Tribus XII Allieae p. 798 Schema p. 750 4 subtribes
Subtribus I Agapantheae p. 798
Subtribus II Euallieae p. 798
Subtribus III Gilliesieae p. 804
Subtribus IV Massonieae p. 806
Tribus XIII Scilleae p. 807
Tribus XIV Tulipeae p. 816
Tribus XV Colchiceae
...
Tribus XX Veratreae p. 834
CLXXIX. PONTEDERIACEÆ p. 836
CLXXX. PHILYDRACEÆ p. 840
CLXXXI. XYRIDEÆ p. 841
CLXXXII. MAYACEÆ p. 843
CLXXXIII. COMMELINACEÆ p. 844
CLXXXIV. RAPATEACEÆ p. 857
Series VI Calycineæ p. 860
CLXXXV. FLAGELLARIEÆ
CLXXXVI. JUNCACEÆ
CLXXXVII. PALMÆ
Series V. Nudifloreæ p. 949
CLXXXVIII. PANDANEÆ
CLXXXIX. CYCLANTHACEÆ
CXC TYPHACEÆ
CXCI. AROIDEÆ
CXCII. LEMNACEÆ p. 1000
Series VI. Apocarpæ p.1001
CXCIII. TRIURIDEÆ
CXCIV. ALISMACEÆ p. 1003
CXCV. NAIADACEÆ [sic]
See also
References
Bibliography
This is a selected list of the more influential systems. There are many other systems, for instance a review of earlier systems, published by Lindley in his 1853 edition, and Dahlgren (1982). Examples include the works of Scopoli , Ventenat , Batsch and Grisebach .
John Ray system (1686–1704)
A discourse on the seeds of plants
Methodus plantarum nova
De Variis Plantarum Methodis Dissertatio Brevis
Methodus plantarum emendata et aucta
Post-
Darwinian (Phyletic)
Nineteenth century
Twentieth century