Dahlgren system

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One of the modern

monocot specialist Rolf Dahlgren in 1975[1] and revised in 1977,[2] and 1980.[3] However, he is best known for his two treatises on monocotyledons in 1982 [4] and revised in 1985.[5] His wife Gertrud Dahlgren continued the work after his death.[6]

Dahlgren ranked the

Alismatanae
for Alismatiflorae).

Reveal provides an extensive listing of Dahlgren's classification.[7] (Note the synonyms, both nomenclatural and taxonomic, for each name in the system.)

1980 system

Summary

  • Class
    Angiospermae
    or Magnoliophyta)
    Subclass Magnoliidae (dicotyledons) 24 superorders
    • Superorder
      Magnoliiflorae
      Superorder
      Nymphaeiflorae
      Superorder
      Ranunculiflorae
      Superorder
      Caryophylliflorae
      Superorder
      Polygoniflorae
      Superorder
      Malviflorae
      Superorder
      Violiflorae
      Superorder
      Theiflorae
      Superorder
      Primuliflorae
      Superorder
      Rosiflorae
      Superorder
      Podostemiflorae
      Superorder
      Fabiflorae
      Superorder
      Proteiflorae
      Superorder
      Myrtiflorae
      Superorder
      Rutiflorae
      Superorder
      Santaliflorae
      Superorder
      Balanophoriflorae
      Superorder
      Araliiflorae
      Superorder
      Asteriflorae
      Superorder
      Solaniflorae
      Superorder
      Corniflorae
      Superorder
      Loasiflorae
      Superorder
      Gentianiflorae
      Superorder
      Lamiiflorae
    Subclass Liliidae (monocotyledons) 7 superorders
    • Superorder
      Alismatiflorae
      Superorder
      Triuridiflorae
      Superorder
      Ariflorae
      Superorder
      Liliiflorae
      Superorder
      Zingiberiflorae
      Superorder
      Commeliniflorae
      Superorder
      Areciflorae

Magnoliidae (dicotyledons)

1982 system (monocotyledons)

Summary

Six superorders

  • Superorder
    Alismatiflorae
  • Superorder
    Ariflorae
  • Superorder
    Liliiflorae
  • Superorder
    Zingiberiflorae
  • Superorder
    Commeliniflorae
  • Superorder
    Areciflorae

Details

1985 system (monocotyledons)

Summary

Ten superorders

  • Superorder
    Liliiflorae
  • Superorder
    Ariflorae
  • Superorder
    Triuridiflorae
  • Superorder
    Alismatiflorae
  • Superorder
    Bromeliiflorae
  • Superorder
    Zingiberiflorae
  • Superorder
    Commeliniflorae
  • Superorder
    Cyclanthiflorae
  • Superorder
    Areciflorae
  • Superorder
    Pandaniflorae

Details

Liliiflorae

Ariflorae

  • Superorder
    Ariflorae
    1 order p. 275
    Order Arales
    Family Araceae
    Family
    Lemnaceae

Triuridiflorae

Alismatiflorae

Bromeliiflorae

Zingiberiflorae

Commeliniflorae

Cyclanthiflorae

  • Superorder
    Cyclanthiflorae
    1 order p. 461
    Order
    Cyclanthales
    Family Cyclanthaceae

Areciflorae

Pandaniflorae

Notes

References

  1. ^ Dahlgren 1975.
  2. ^ Dahlgren 1977.
  3. ^ Dahlgren 1980.
  4. ^ Dahlgren & Clifford 1982.
  5. ^ Dahlgren, Clifford & Yeo 1985.
  6. ^ Dahlgren 1989.
  7. ^ JL Reveal:Dahlgren System of Angiosperm Classification 1997

Bibliography

  • doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1989.tb01717.x
    .
  • Dahlgren, R. (1975). "A system of classification of angiosperms to be used to demonstrate the distribution of characters". Botaniska Notiser. 128: 119–147.
  • Dahlgren, Rolf (1977). A commentary on a diagrammatic presentation of the angiosperms in relation to the distribution of character states. pp. 253–284., in Kubitzki (1977)
  • ISBN 978-3-211-81434-5
    . Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  • Dahlgren, R. M. T. (February 1980). "A revised system of classification of the angiosperms". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 80 (2): 91–124.
    doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1980.tb01661.x
    .
  • Dahlgren, Rolf; Clifford, H. T. (1982). The monocotyledons: A comparative study. London and New York: Academic Press.
  • ISBN 978-3-642-64903-5. Additional excerpts
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