TAXONOMY
Engler and Prantl
system, 1924.


This is Adolf Engler and Karl Anton Eugen Prantl's system from1924.  It was published in Syllabus der Pflanzenfamilien, and is also known as the Phylogenetic System. This edition is the the Angiospermae part, slightly modified by H. Melchior in 1964, and is also known as the Melchior System.

 The plants were sorted by the basis of complexity of floral morphology. Characters like a perianth with one whorl, unisexual flowers and pollination by wind were considered primitive as compared to perianth with two whorls, bisexual flowers and pollination by insects. This was the first major Phylogenetic Classification and that gave a slightly changed August Wilhelm Eichler system. They dealt with the primitive groups as well. It is in line with Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart's 1843 work.

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subdivisio Angiospermae
  classis Monocotyledoneae
      ordo Helobiae
        subordo Alismatineae
          Alismataceae
          Butomaceae
        subordo Hydrocharitineae
          Hydrocharitaceae
        subordo Scheuchzeriineae
          Scheuchzeriaceae
        subordo Potamogetonineae
          Aponogetonaceae
          Juncaginaceae
          Potamogetonaceae
          Najadaceae
          Zannichelliaceae
      ordo Triuridales
          Triuridaceae
      ordo Liliiflorae
        subordo Liliineae
          Liliaceae
          Xanthorrhoeaceae
          Stemonaceae
          Agavaceae
          Haemodoraceae
          Cyanastraceae
          Amaryllidaceae
          Hypoxidaceae
          Velloziaceae
          Taccaceae
          Dioscoreaceae
        subordo Pontederiineae
          Pontederiaceae
        subordo Iridineae
          Iridaceae
          Geosiridaceae
        subordo Burmanniineae
          Burmanniaceae
          Corsiaceae
        subordo Philydrineae
          Philydraceae
      ordo Juncales
          Juncaceae
          Thurniaceae
      ordo Bromeliales
          Bromeliaceae
      ordo Commelinales
        subordo Commelinineae
          Commelinaceae
          Xyridaceae
          Mayacaceae
          Rapateaceae
        subordo Eriocaulineae
          Eriocaulaceae
        subordo Restionineae
          Restionaceae
          Centrolepidaceae
        subordo Flagellariineae
          Flagellariaceae
      ordo Graminales
          Gramineae or Poaceae
      ordo Principes
          Palmae or Arecaceae
      ordo Synanthae
          Cyclanthaceae
      ordo Spathiflorae
          Araceae
          Lemnaceae
      ordo Pandanales
          Pandanaceae
          Sparganiaceae
          Typhaceae
      ordo Cyperales
          Cyperaceae
      ordo Scitamineae
          Musaceae
          Zingiberaceae
          Cannaceae
          Marantaceae
          Lowiaceae
      ordo Microspermae
          Orchidaceae
  classis Dicotyledoneae
    subclassis Archychlamydeae
      ordo Casuarinales
          Casuarinaceae
      ordo Juglandales
          Myricaceae
          Juglandaceae
      ordo Balanopales
          Balanopaceae
      ordo Leitneriales
          Leitneriaceae
          Didymelaceae
      ordo Salicales
          Salicaceae
      ordo Fagales
          Betulaceae
          Fagaceae
      ordo Urticales
          Rhoipteleaceae
          Ulmaceae
          Moraceae
          Urticaceae
          Eucommiaceae
      ordo Proteales
          Proteaceae
      ordo Santalales
        subordo Santalineae
          Olacaceae
          Dipentodontaceae
          Opiliaceae
          Grubbiaceae
          Santalaceae
          Misodendraceae
        subordo Loranthineae
          Loranthaceae
      ordo Balanophorales
          Balanophoraceae
      ordo Medusandrales
          Medusandraceae
      ordo Polygonales
          Polygonaceae
      ordo Centrospermae
        subordo Phytolaccineae
          Phytolaccaceae
          Gyrostemonaceae
          Achatocarpaceae
          Nyctaginaceae
          Molluginaceae
          Aizoaceae
        subordo Portulacineae
          Portulacaceae
          Basellaceae
        subordo Caryophyllineae
          Caryophyllaceae
        subordo Chenopodiineae
          Dysphaniaceae
          Chenopodiaceae
          Amaranthaceae
incertae sedis
          Didiereaceae
      ordo Cactales
          Cactaceae
      ordo Magnoliales
          Magnoliaceae
          Degeneriaceae
          Himantandraceae
          Winteraceae
          Annonaceae
          Eupomatiaceae
          Myristicaceae
          Canellaceae
          Schisandraceae
          Illiciaceae
          Austrobaileyaceae
          Trimeniaceae
          Amborellaceae
          Monimiaceae
          Calycanthaceae
          Gomortegaceae
          Lauraceae
          Hernandiaceae
          Tetracentraceae
          Trochodendraceae
          Eupteleaceae
          Cercidiphyllaceae
      ordo Ranunculales
        subordo Ranunculineae
          Ranunculaceae
          Berberidaceae
          Sargentodoxaceae
          Lardizabalaceae
          Menispermaceae
        subordo Nymphaeineae
          Nymphaeaceae
          Ceratophyllaceae
      ordo Piperales
          Saururaceae
          Piperaceae
          Chloranthaceae
          Lactoridaceae
      ordo Aristolochiales
          Aristolochiaceae
          Rafflesiaceae
          Hydnoraceae
      ordo Guttiferales
        subordo Dilleniineae
          Dilleniaceae
          Paeoniaceae
          Crossosomataceae
          Medusagynaceae
          Actinidiaceae
          Eucryphiaceae
        subordo Ochnineae
          Ochnaceae
          Dioncophyllaceae
          Strasburgeriaceae
          Dipterocarpaceae
        subordo Theineae
          Theaceae
          Caryocaraceae
          Marcgraviaceae
          Quiinaceae
          Guttiferae or Clusiaceae
        subordo Ancistrocladineae
          Ancistrocladaceae
      ordo Sarraceniales
          Sarraceniaceae
          Nepenthaceae
          Droseraceae
      ordo Papaverales
        subordo Papaverineae
          Papaveraceae
        subordo Capparineae
          Capparaceae
          Cruciferae or Brassicaceae
          Tovariaceae
        subordo Resedineae
          Resedaceae
        subordo Moringineae
          Moringaceae
      ordo Batales
          Bataceae
      ordo Rosales
        subordo Hamamelidineae
          Platanaceae
          Hamamelidaceae
          Myrothamnaceae
        subordo Saxifragineae
          Crassulaceae
          Cephalotaceae
          Saxifragaceae
          Brunelliaceae
          Cunoniaceae
          Davidsoniaceae
          Pittosporaceae
          Byblidaceae
          Roridulaceae
          Bruniaceae
        subordo Rosineae
          Rosaceae
          Neuradaceae
          Chrysobalanaceae
        subordo Leguminosineae
          Connaraceae
          Leguminosae or Fabaceae
          Krameriaceae
      ordo Hydrostachyales
          Hydrostachyaceae
      ordo Podostemales
          Podostemaceae
      ordo Geraniales
        subordo Limnanthineae
          Limnanthaceae
        subordo Geraniineae
          Oxalidaceae
          Geraniaceae
          Tropaeolaceae
          Zygophyllaceae
          Linaceae
          Erythroxylaceae
        subordo Euphorbiineae
          Euphorbiaceae
          Daphniphyllaceae
      ordo Rutales
        subordo Rutineae
          Rutaceae
          Cneoraceae
          Simaroubaceae
          Picrodendraceae
          Burseraceae
          Meliaceae
        subordo Malpighiineae
          Malpighiaceae
          Trigoniaceae
          Vochysiaceae
        subordo Polygalineae
          Tremandraceae
          Polygalaceae
      ordo Sapindales
        subordo Coriariineae
          Coriariaceae
        subordo Anacardiineae
          Anacardiaceae
        subordo Sapindineae
          Aceraceae
          Bretschneideraceae
          Sapindaceae
          Hippocastanaceae
          Sabiaceae
          Melianthaceae
          Aextoxicaceae
        subordo Balsamineae
          Balsaminaceae
      ordo Julianiales
          Julianiaceae
      ordo Celastrales
        subordo Celastrineae
          Cyrillaceae
          Pentaphylacaceae
          Aquifoliaceae
          Corynocarpaceae
          Pandaceae
          Celastraceae
          Staphyleaceae
          Hippocrateaceae
          Stackhousiaceae
          Salvadoraceae
        subordo Buxineae
          Buxaceae
        subordo Icacinineae
          Icacinaceae
          Cardiopteridaceae
      ordo Rhamnales
          Rhamnaceae
          Vitaceae
          Leeaceae
      ordo Malvales
        subordo Elaeocarpineae
          Elaeocarpaceae
        subordo Sarcolaenineae
          Sarcolaenaceae
        subordo Malvineae
          Tiliaceae
          Malvaceae
          Bombacaceae
          Sterculiaceae
        subordo Scytopetalineae
          Scytopetalaceae
      ordo Thymelaeales
          Geissolomataceae
          Penaeaceae
          Dichapetalaceae
          Thymelaeaceae
          Elaeagnaceae
      ordo Violales
        subordo Flacourtiineae
          Flacourtiaceae
          Peridiscaceae
          Violaceae
          Stachyuraceae
          Scyphostegiaceae
          Turneraceae
          Malesherbiaceae
          Passifloraceae
          Achariaceae
        subordo Cistineae
          Cistaceae
          Bixaceae
          Sphaerosepalaceae
          Cochlospermaceae
        subordo Tamaricineae
          Tamaricaceae
          Frankeniaceae
          Elatinaceae
        subordo Caricineae
          Caricaceae
        subordo Loasineae
          Loasaceae
        subordo Begoniineae
          Datiscaceae
          Begoniaceae
      ordo Cucurbitales
          Cucurbitaceae
      ordo Myrtiflorae
        subordo Myrtineae
          Lythraceae
          Trapaceae
          Crypteroniaceae
          Myrtaceae
          Dialypetalanthaceae
          Sonneratiaceae
          Punicaceae
          Lecythidaceae
          Melastomataceae
          Rhizophoraceae
          Combretaceae
          Onagraceae
          Oliniaceae
          Haloragaceae
          Theligonaceae
        subordo Hippuridineae
          Hippuridaceae
        subordo Cynomoriineae
          Cynomoriaceae
      ordo Umbelliflorae
          Alangiaceae
          Nyssaceae
          Davidiaceae
          Cornaceae
          Garryaceae
          Araliaceae
          Umbelliferae or Apiaceae
    subclassis Sympetalae
      ordo Diapensiales
          Diapensiaceae
      ordo Ericales
          Clethraceae
          Pyrolaceae
          Ericaceae
          Empetraceae
          Epacridaceae
      ordo Primulales
          Theophrastaceae
          Myrsinaceae
          Primulaceae
      ordo Plumbaginales
          Plumbaginaceae
      ordo Ebenales
        subordo Sapotineae
          Sapotaceae
          Sarcospermataceae
        subordo Ebenineae
          Ebenaceae
          Styracaceae
          Lissocarpaceae
          Symplocaceae
          Hoplestigmataceae
      ordo Oleales
          Oleaceae
      ordo Gentianales
          Loganiaceae
          Desfontainiaceae
          Gentianaceae
          Menyanthaceae
          Apocynaceae
          Asclepiadaceae
          Rubiaceae
      ordo Tubiflorae
        subordo Convolvulineae
          Polemoniaceae
          Fouquieriaceae
          Convolvulaceae
        subordo Boraginineae
          Hydrophyllaceae
          Boraginaceae
          Lennoaceae
        subordo Verbenineae
          Verbenaceae
          Callitrichaceae
          Labiatae or Lamiaceae
        subordo Solanineae
          Nolanaceae
          Solanaceae
          Duckeodendraceae
          Buddlejaceae
          Scrophulariaceae
          Globulariaceae
          Bignoniaceae
          Henriqueziaceae
          Acanthaceae
          Pedaliaceae
          Martyniaceae
          Gesneriaceae
          Columelliaceae
          Orobanchaceae
          Lentibulariaceae
        subordo Myoporineae
          Myoporaceae
        subordo Phrymineae
          Phrymaceae
      ordo Plantaginales
          Plantaginaceae
      ordo Dipsacales
          Caprifoliaceae
          Adoxaceae
          Valerianaceae
          Dipsacaceae
      ordo Campanulales
          Campanulaceae
          Sphenocleaceae
          Pentaphragmataceae
          Goodeniaceae
          Brunoniaceae
          Stylidiaceae
          Calyceraceae
          Compositae or Asteraceae