Syllabus der Pflanzenfamilien

Syllabus der Pflanzenfamilien

Cover page of first edition
Author Adolf Engler
Country Germany
Language German
Subject Botany
Published 1892–
Publisher Gebrüder Borntraeger Verlag
Media type Print

Syllabus der Pflanzenfamilien (1892–) by Adolf Engler (1844–1930) is a complete revision of plant families down to generic level and often even further.[1] As such it forms part of the Engler system of plant taxonomy.

Engler's starting point was that of Eichler who had been the first to use phylogenetic principles, and reflected the new post-Darwinian perspective, although Engler himself did not think that his was.[2] His modified Eichler schema first appeared in 1886 in his Guide to Breslau Botanic Garden[3] (of which he was the director) and was expanded in his Syllabus in 1892.[4] This reflected the new post-Darwinian perspective. Engler's Syllabus der Pflanzenfamilien first appeared in 1892 with the title Syllabus der Vorlesungen über specielle und medicinisch-pharmaceutische Botanik. Many subsequent editions have appeared since, and it was continued after Engler's death in 1930. The most recent edition was the 13th in 2009.[5] A number of references to the Engler system actually refer to later revisions ('modified Engler system') undertaken by Melchior and colleagues, the 12th edition of the Syllabus, also referred to as the Melchior system.

Editions 1892–1924

First page of synopsis from eighth edition

Posthumous

Synopses

Engler's Botanical Ranks
GermanLatinEnglish
AbteilungdivisioDivision
UnterabteilungsubdivisioSubdivision
KlasseclassisClass
ReiheordoOrder
UnterreihesubordoSuborder
Fam.familiaFamily
Unterfam.subfamiliaSubfamily
Gruppe (§) tribus Tribe
Gattung genusGenus
ArtspeciesSpecies

First edition (1892)

Review of previous systems p. xvii Schema p. xx

Third edition (1903)

The main groups of plants are shown here with page numbers in (parentheses) and some corresponding volumes in Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien in [square brackets], however there are changes between editions:

Review of previous systems p. xxi

From schema and index (pp. xxiv-xxv)[6]

XIII Embryophyta siphonogama

Gymnospermae

6 classes (p. 70)

Angiospermae

2 classes (p. 75)

Monocotyledoneae

11 orders

Dicotyledoneae

2 subclasses (p. 106)

Index (p. 215)

Monocotyledon family structure

11 orders (Reihe)

Pandanales
Helobiae

4 suborders

Triuridales
Glumiflorae
Principes
Synanthae
Spathiflorae
Farinosae

6 suborders

Liliiflorae

6 suborders (Unterreihe)[7]

  1. Juncineae (p. 94)
  2. Liliineae 11 families (p. 94)
  3. Iridineae families (p. 100)
  4. Pontederiineae
  5. Burmanniineae
  6. Philydrineae
Scitamineae
Microspermae

In modern classifications, Engler's divisions I - XI are not considered plants but are classified in other groups (although some botanists do accept Engler's divisions VII and VIII, the "green algae", as plants).

Thirteenth edition (2009-)

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