Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1887–1915) by Adolf Engler and Karl Anton Prantl is a complete revision of plant families down to generic level and often even further. 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. His modified Eichler schema first appeared in 1886 in his Guide to Breslau Botanic Garden (of which he was the director).
Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien appeared in 23 volumes. An incomplete second edition was issued in 28 parts (1924-1980). It is still considered one of the few true World Floras.
The complete 23 volume work was published in four parts (Teil), together with supplements and indices. The volumes are arranged as follows:
Engler, Adolf; Prantl, Karl, eds. (1887–1915). Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien nebst ihren Gattungen und wichtigeren Arten, insbesondere den Nutzpflanzen, unter Mitwirkung zahlreicher hervorragender Fachgelehrten (in German). 33 parts (Abteilungen) in 23 volumes. Leipzig: W. Engelmann.
Teil (section) 1:
Abt. 1, 1897; Myxothallophyta (Abt. I): Myxomycetes. Euthallophyta (Abt. II): Fungi (Eumycetes): Phycomycetes & Ascomycetes.
Abt. 1*, 1907; Euthallophyta (Abt. II): Eumycetes: Lichenes.
Abt. 1**, 1900; Euthallophyta (Abt. II): Eumycetes: Basidiomycetes & Fungi imperfecti.
Abt. 1a, 1900; Euthallophyta (Abt. II): Schyzophyta & Flagellata.
Abt. 1b, 1896; Euthallophyta (Abt. II): Peridiniales (Gymnodiniaceae, Prorocentraceae, Peridiniaceae) and Bacillariaceae.
Abt. 2, 1897; Euthallophyta (Abt. II): Euphyceae.
Abt. 3, Hälfte 1, 1909; Embryophyta zoidiogama (Abt. III): Hepaticae & Musci.
Abt. 3, Hälfte 2, 1909; Embryophyta zoidiogama (Abt. III): Musci.
Abt. 4 1902; Embryophyta asiphonogama (Abt. III): Pteridophyta.
Teil 2:
Abt. 1, 1889; Embroyophyta siphonogama (Abt. IV): Gymnospermae & Angiospermae (Monocotyledoneae: Thyphaceae etc).
Abt. 2, 1887; Monocotyledoneae: Gramineae & Cyperaceae.
Abt. 3, 1889; Monocotyledoneae: Palmae etc.
Abt. 4, 1888; Monocotyledoneae: Flagellariaceae etc.
Abt. 5, 1888; Monocotyledoneae: Juncaceae etc.
Abt. 6, 1889; Monocotyledoneae: Musaceae etc.
Teil 3:
Abt. 1, 1889; Dicotyledonae: Saururaceae etc.
Abt. 1a, 1893; Dicotyledoneae: Polygonaceae etc.
Abt. 1b, 1889; Dicotyledoneae: Phytolaccaceae etc.
Abt. 2, 1891; Dicotyledoneae: Nymphaeaceae etc.
Abt. 2a, 1891; Dicotyledoneae: Podostomataceae etc.
Abt. 3. 1894; Dicotyledoneae: Rosaceae etc.
Abt. 4, 1896; Dicotyledoneae: Geraniaceae etc.
Abt. 5, 1896; Dicotyledoneae: Euphorbiaceae etc.
Abt. 6, 1895; Dicotyledoneae: Elaeocarpaceae etc.
Abt. 6a, 1894; Dicotyledoneae: Flacourtiaceae etc.
Abt. 7, 1893; Dicotyledoneae: Lythraceae etc.
Abt. 8, 1894; Dicotyledoneae: Araliaceae etc.
Teil 4:
Abt. 1, 1897; Dicotyledoneae: Clethraceae etc.
Abt. 2, 1895; Dicotyledoneae: Oleaceae etc.
Abt. 3a, 1897; Dicotyledoneae: Convolvulaceae etc.
Abt. 3b, 1895; Dicotyledoneae: Nolanaceae etc.
Abt. 4, 1891; Dicotyledoneae: Rubiaceae etc.
Abt. 5, 1894; Dicotyledoneae: Cucurbitaceae etc.
Nachträge (suplements)
Teil 1, Abt. 2, Nachträge, 1911
Teilen 2-4, Nachträge 1, 1897
Teilen 2-4, Nachträge 2, 1900
Teilen 2-4, Nachträge 3 (or Ergänzungshefte 2), 1908
Teilen 2-4, Nachträge 4 (or Ergänzungshefte 3), 1915
Gesamtregister (index)
Teil 1, Gesamtregister, 1909.
Teil 2-4, Gesamtregister, 1899.
The major groupings (Abteilung, Unterabteilung), with selected lower rankings are shown here with [Volume number] and page number. N (Nachträge = supplement).
Abteilung Myxothallophyta (Myxomycetes) [I (1)] 1897
Abteilung Euthallophyta
Unterabteilung Fungi (Eumycetes)
Unterabteilung Schizophyta [I (1a)] 1900
Klasse Schizomycetes (Bacteria)
Klasse Schizophyceae (Myxophycaceae) p. 45
Klasse Flagellata p. 93
Unterklasse Peridiniales [I (1b)] p. 1
Unterklasse Bacillariales (Diatomeae) p. 34
Fam. Bacillariaceae
Unterabteilung Euphyceae (Algae) [I (2)]
Klasse Conjugatae
Klasse Chlorophyceae
Klasse Characeae
Klasse Phaeophyceae (Fucoideae)
Klasse Dictyotales
Klasse Rhodophyceae
Abteilung Embryophyta Zoidiogama (Archegoniatae) (later Embryophyta Asiphonogama) [I (3)] 1909
Unterabteilung Bryophyta (Muscinei)
Klasse Hepaticae p. 1
Klasse Musci p. 142
Unterabteilung Pteridophyta [I (4)] 1902
Abteilung Embryophyta Siphonogama [II (1)] 1889
Unterabteilung Gymnospermae [II(1)] p. 6
Unterabteilung Angiospermae [II (1)] p. 128
Klasse Monocotyledoneae p. 183 [II–III]
Fam. Gramineae [II (2)] p. 1
Fam. Palmae [II(3)] p. 1
Fam. Flagellariaceae [II(4)] p. 1
Fam. Juncaceae II(5) p. 1 1888
Fam. Liliaceae pp. 10–91 12 subfamiliesMelanthioideae
Herrerioideae
Asphodeloideae
Allioideae
Lilioideae p. 60 2 tribes
Tulipeae p. 60
Scilleae p. 63
Dracaenoideae
Asparagoideae
Ophiopogonoideae
Fam. Haemodoraceae p. 92
Fam. Amaryllidaceae Pax [II(5)] pp. 97–124 4 subfamiliesAmaryllidoideae p. 103
Agavoideae p. 115
Hypoxidoideae p. 119
Campynematoideae p. 124
Fam. Musaceae [II (6)] p. 1 1889
Fam. Saururaceae [III (1)] p. 1 1889
Klasse Dicotyledoneae [IV] 1897
Index to Teil I
Index to Teil 2–IV
Index to II(5)
Engler, Adolf et al., eds. (1924-). Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien nebst ihren Gattungen und wichtigeren Arten, insbesondere den Nutzpflanzen, unter Mitwirkung zahlreicher hervorragender Fachgelehrten. 2. verm. und verb. Aufl. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot [et al.], 1924-1959. il., maps + plates. Bd. 1-3, 5-8, 10-11, 13-21.
Bd. 1b: Schizophyta. 1959
Bd. 2: Peridineae (Dinoflagellatae) - Diatomeae (Bacillariophyta) - Myxomycetes. 1928
Bd. 3: Chlorophyceae. 1927
Bd. 5b.8: Eumycetes (Fungi): Ascomycetes. 1938
Bd. 6-7a: Eumycetes (Fungi): Basidiomycetes. 1928-1933
Bd. 8: Lichenes (Flechten). 1926
Bd. 10-11: Embryophyta zoidiogama (Archegoniatae): Musci (Laubmoose), Hälfte 1-2. 1924-1925
Bd. 13: Embryophyta siphonogama: Gymnospermae. 1926
Bd. 14a-20d: Embryophyta siphonogama: Angiospermae. 1926-1959
Bd. 15a 1930
A. Engler, Flagellariaceae, Cyanastraceae - C. Gilg-Benedict, Restionaceae, Centrolepidaceae - R. Pilger, Mayacaceae, Thurniaceae, Rapateaceae, Philydraceae - G. O. A. Malme, Xyridaceae - W. Ruhland, Eriocaulaceae - H. Harms, Bromeliaceae - G. Brückner, Commelinaceae - O. Schwartz, Pontederiaceae - F. Vierhapper, Juncaceae - K. Krause, Stemonaceae, Liliaceae - F. Pax, Haemodoraceae, Amaryllidaceae - F. Pax / K. Hoffmann, Velloziaceae, Taccaceae - R. Knuth, Dioscoreaceae - L. Diels, Iridaceae - H. Winkler, Musaceae, Cannaceae - T. Loesener, Zingiberaceae, Marantaceae
Bd. 21: Embryophyta siphonogama: Angiospermae, Dicotyledoneae, Archichlamydeae. 1925
For comparative indices between the first and second editions (Parts 1–24), see Morley 1984.
