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A taxonomic system, the Bentham & Hooker system for seed plants was published in :

Contents

G. Bentham & J.D. Hooker (1862–1883). Genera plantarum ad exemplaria imprimis in herbariis kewensibus servata definita (three volumes). 

Summary

The system recognises the following main groups:

  • Class DICOTYLEDONES
  • DICOTYLEDONUM POLYPETALE vol I
  • DICOTYLEDONES GAMOPETALÆ vol II
  • 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.

    Dicotyledons

    Dicotyledons

  • DICOTYLEDONUM POLYPETALARUM Vol ISERIES I THALAMIFLORÆCOHORS I. RANALESI. RANUNCULACEÆII. DILLENIACEÆIII. CALYCANTHACEÆIV. MAGNOLIACEÆV. ANONACEÆ [sic]VI. MENISPERMACEÆVII. BERBERIDACEÆVIII. NYMPHÆACEÆCOHORS II. PARIETALESIX. SARRACENIACEÆX. PAPAVERACEÆXI. CRUCIFERÆXII. CAPPARIDEÆXIII. RESEDACEÆXIV. CISTINEÆXV. VIOLARIEÆXVI. CANELLACEÆXVII. BIXINEÆCOHORS III. POLYGALINÆXVIII. PITTOSPOREÆXIX. TREMANDREÆXX. POLYGALÆXXa. VOCHYSIACEÆCOHORS IV. CARYOPHYLLINÆXXI. FRANKENIACEÆXXII. CARYOPHYLLEÆXXIII. PORTULACEÆXIV. TAMARISCINEÆCOHORS V. GUTTIFERALESXXV. ELATINEÆXXVI. HYPERICINEÆXXVII. GUTTIFERÆXXVIII. TERNSTROEMIACEÆXXIX. DIPTEROCARPEÆXXX. CHLENACEÆCOHORS VI. MALVALESXXXI. MALVACEÆXXXII. STERCULIACEÆXXXIII. TILIACEÆSERIES II. DISCIFLORÆCOHORS VII. GERANIALESXXXIV LINEÆXXXV. HUMIRIACEÆXXXVI. MALPIGHIACEÆXXXVII. ZYGOPHYLLEÆXXXVIII. GERANIACEÆXXXIX. RUTACEÆXL. SIMARUBEÆ [sic]XLI. OCHNACEÆXLII. BURSERACEÆXLIII. MELIACEÆXLIV. CHAILLETIACEÆCOHORS VIII. OLACALESXLV. OLACINEÆXLVI. ILICINEÆCOHORS IX. CELASTRALESXLVII. CELASTRINEÆLVII. LEGUMINOSÆLVIII. ROSACEÆLIX. SAXIFRAGEÆLX. CRASSULACEÆLXI. DROSERACEÆLXII. HAMAMELIDEÆLXIII. BRUNIACEÆLXIV. HALORAGEÆCOHORS XII. MYRTALESLXV. RHIZOPHOREÆLXVI. COMBRETACEÆLXVII. MYRTACEÆLXVIII. MELASTOMACEÆLXIX. LYTHRARIEÆLXX. ONAGRARIEÆCOHORS XIII. PASSIFLORALESLXXI. SAMYDACEÆLXXII. LOASEÆLXXIII. TURNERACEÆLXXIV. PASSIFLOREÆLXXV. CUCURBITACEÆLXXVI. BEGONIACEÆLXXVII. DATISCEÆCOHORS XIV. FICOIDALESLXXVIII. CACTEÆLXXIX. FICIOIDEÆCOHORS XV. UMBELLALESLXXX. UMBELLIFERÆLXXXI. ARALIACEÆLXXXII. CORNACEÆ
  • DICOTYLEDONES GAMOPETALÆ vol IISERIES I. INFERÆCOHORS I. RUBIALESLXXXIII. CAPRIFOLIACEÆLXXXIV. RUBIACEÆCOHORS II. ASTERALESLXXXV. VALERIANEÆLXXXVI. DIPSACEÆLXXXVII. CALCEREÆLXXXVIII. COMPOSITÆCOHORS III. CAMPANALESLXXXIX. STYLIDIEÆLC. GOODENOVIEÆXCI. CAMPANULACEÆSERIES II. HETEROMERÆCOHORS IV ERICALESXCII. VACCINIACEÆXCIII. ERICACEÆXCIV. MONOTROPEÆXCV. EPACRIDEÆXCVI. DIAPENSIACEÆXCVII. LENNOACEÆCOHORS V. PRIMULALESXCVIII. PLUMBAGINEÆXCIX. PRIMULACEÆC. MYRSINEÆCOHORS VI. EBENALESCI. SAPOTACEÆCII. EBENACEÆCIII. STYRACEÆSERIES III. BICAPELLATÆCOHORS VII. GENTIANALESCIV. OLEACEÆCV. SALVADORACEÆCVI. APOCYNACEÆCVII. ASCLEPIADEÆCVIII. LOGANIACEÆCIX. GENTIANEÆCOHORS VIII. POLEMONIALESCX. POLEMONIACEÆCXI. HYDROPHYLLACEÆCXII. BORAGINEÆCXIII. CONVOLVULACEÆCXIV. SOLANACEÆCOHORS IX. PERSONALESCXV. SCROPHULARINEÆCXVI. OROBRANCHACEÆCXVII. LENTIBULARIEÆCXVIII. COLUMELLIACEÆCXIX. GESNERACEÆ [sic]CXX. BIGNONIACEÆCXXI. PEDALINEÆCXXII. ACANTHACEÆCOHORS X. LAMIALESCXXIII. MYOPORINEÆCXXIV. SELAGINEÆCXXV. VERBENACEÆCXXVI. LABIATÆincertae sedis
  • DICOTYLEDONES MONOCHLAMIDEÆ vol III
  • GYMNOSPERMEÆ [sic] vol III (1)
  • Monocotyledons

    Monocotyledons

  • Summary pp viii-xi
  • MONOCOTYLEDONES vol III (2) p. 448
  • Series III Coronarieæ p. 746

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  • References

    Bentham & Hooker system Wikipedia


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