Melchior system
This is the named Melchior system, "a reference in all taxonomic courses", detailing the taxonomic system of the Angiospermae according to A. Engler's Syllabus der Pflanzenfamilien, also known as "modified or updated" Engler system.
The collaborators in orders were the following:
- Hans Melchior in Casuarinales, Juglandales, Balanopales, Leitneriales, Salicales, Fagales, Urticales, Didiereaceae, Piperales, Aristolochiales, Guttiferales, Sarraceniales, Papaverales, Hydrostachyales, Podostemonales, Julianiales, Violales, Cucurbitales, Myrtiflorae, Umbelliflorae, Primulales, Tubiflorae, Plantaginales, Liliiflorae p. p., Spathiflorae and Microspermae.
- G. Buchheim in Proteales, Cactales, Magnoliales and Ranunculales.
- W. Schultze-Motel in Santalales, Balanophorales, Medusandrales, Rhamnales, Malvales, Diapensiales, Ericales and Cyperales.
- Th. Eckardt in Polygonales, Centrospermae, Batales, Plumbaginales, Helobiae, Triuridales and Pandanales.
- G. K. Schultze-Menz in Rosales.
- H. Scholz in Geraniales, Rutales, Sapindales and Celastrales.
- G. Wagenitz in Thymelaeales, Ebenales, Oleales, Gentianales, Dipsacales and Campanulales.
- U. Hamann in Cyanastraceae, Pontederiaceae, Philydraceae, Juncales, Bromeliales and Commelinales.
- E. Potztal in Graminales, Principes, Synanthae and Scitamineae.
Angiospermae
classis Monocotyledoneae
ordo [Helobiae]
;subordo Alismatineae- Alismataceae
- Butomaceae
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Scheuchzeriaceae
- Aponogetonaceae
- Juncaginaceae
- Potamogetonaceae
- Najadaceae
- Zannichelliaceae
ordo [Triuridales]
- Triuridaceae
ordo [Liliiflorae]
- Liliaceae
- Xanthorrhoeaceae
- Stemonaceae
- Agavaceae
- Haemodoraceae
- Cyanastraceae
- Amaryllidaceae
- Hypoxidaceae
- Velloziaceae
- Taccaceae
- Dioscoreaceae
- Pontederiaceae
- Iridaceae
- Geosiridaceae
- Burmanniaceae
- Corsiaceae
- Philydraceae
ordo [Juncales]
- Juncaceae
- Thurniaceae
ordo [Bromeliales]
- Bromeliaceae
ordo [Commelinales]
- Commelinaceae
- Xyridaceae
- Mayacaceae
- Rapateaceae
- Eriocaulaceae
- Restionaceae
- Centrolepidaceae
- Flagellariaceae
ordo [Graminales]
- Gramineae or Poaceae
ordo Principes">Principes (botany)">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]
- Olacaceae
- Dipentodontaceae
- Opiliaceae
- Grubbiaceae
- Santalaceae
- Misodendraceae
- Loranthaceae
ordo [Balanophorales]
- Balanophoraceae
ordo [Medusandrales]
- Medusandraceae
ordo [Polygonales]
- Polygonaceae
ordo [Centrospermae]
- Phytolaccaceae
- Gyrostemonaceae
- Achatocarpaceae
- Nyctaginaceae
- Molluginaceae
- Aizoaceae
- Portulacaceae
- Basellaceae
- Caryophyllaceae
- Dysphaniaceae
- Chenopodiaceae
- Amaranthaceae
- 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]
- Ranunculaceae
- Berberidaceae
- Sargentodoxaceae
- Lardizabalaceae
- Menispermaceae
- Nymphaeaceae
- Ceratophyllaceae
ordo [Piperales]
- Saururaceae
- Piperaceae
- Chloranthaceae
- Lactoridaceae
ordo [Aristolochiales]
- Aristolochiaceae
- Rafflesiaceae
- Hydnoraceae
ordo [Guttiferales]
- Dilleniaceae
- Paeoniaceae
- Crossosomataceae
- Medusagynaceae
- Actinidiaceae
- Eucryphiaceae
- Ochnaceae
- Dioncophyllaceae
- Strasburgeriaceae
- Dipterocarpaceae
- Theaceae
- Caryocaraceae
- Marcgraviaceae
- Quiinaceae
- Guttiferae or Clusiaceae
- Ancistrocladaceae
ordo [Sarraceniales]
- Sarraceniaceae
- Nepenthaceae
- Droseraceae
ordo [Papaverales]
- Papaveraceae
- Capparaceae
- Cruciferae or Brassicaceae
- Tovariaceae
- Resedaceae
;subordo Hamamelidineae
- Platanaceae
- Hamamelidaceae
- Myrothamnaceae
- Crassulaceae
- Cephalotaceae
- Saxifragaceae
- Brunelliaceae
- Cunoniaceae
- Davidsoniaceae
- Pittosporaceae
- Byblidaceae
- Roridulaceae
- Bruniaceae
- Rosaceae
- Neuradaceae
- Chrysobalanaceae
- Connaraceae
- Leguminosae or Fabaceae
- Krameriaceae
ordo [Hydrostachyales]
- Hydrostachyaceae
ordo [Podostemales]
- Podostemaceae
ordo [Geraniales]
- Limnanthaceae
- Oxalidaceae
- Geraniaceae
- Tropaeolaceae
- Zygophyllaceae
- Linaceae
- Erythroxylaceae
- subordo Euphorbiineae
- Euphorbiaceae
- Daphniphyllaceae
ordo [Rutales]
- Rutaceae
- Cneoraceae
- Simaroubaceae
- Picrodendraceae
- Burseraceae
- Meliaceae
- Malpighiaceae
- Trigoniaceae
- Vochysiaceae
- Tremandraceae
- Polygalaceae
ordo [Sapindales]
- Coriariaceae
- Anacardiaceae
- Aceraceae
- Bretschneideraceae
- Sapindaceae
- Hippocastanaceae
- Sabiaceae
- Melianthaceae
- Aextoxicaceae
- Balsaminaceae
ordo [Julianiales]
- Julianiaceae
ordo [Celastrales]
- Cyrillaceae
- Pentaphylacaceae
- Aquifoliaceae
- Corynocarpaceae
- Pandaceae
- Celastraceae
- Staphyleaceae
- Hippocrateaceae
- Stackhousiaceae
- Salvadoraceae
- Buxaceae
- Icacinaceae
- Cardiopteridaceae
ordo [Rhamnales]
- Rhamnaceae
- Vitaceae
- Leeaceae
ordo [Malvales]
- Elaeocarpaceae
- Sarcolaenaceae
- Tiliaceae
- Malvaceae
- Bombacaceae
- Sterculiaceae
- Scytopetalaceae
ordo [Thymelaeales]
- Family Geissolomataceae
- *Monotypic. It consists of genus Geissoloma Lindl. ex Kunth, and species Geissoloma marginatum, from Cape, South Africa.
- Family Penaeaceae from South Africa.
- *Tribe Endonemeae
- **Endonema A.Juss.
- **Glischrocolla A.DC.
- *Tribe Penaeeae
- **Brachysiphon A.Juss.
- **Penaea L.
- **Saltera Bullock
- Family Dichapetalaceae
- *Dichapetalum Thouars
- *Gonypetalum Ule
- *Stephanopodium Poepp.
- *Tapura Aubl.
- Family Thymelaeaceae
- *Subfamily Gonystyloideae
- **Aetoxilon
- **Amyxa
- **Gonystylus
- *Subfamily Aquilarioideae
- **Tribe Microsemmateae
- **Tribe Solmsieae
- **Tribe Octolepideae
- **Tribe Aquilarieae
- *Subfamily Gilgiodaphnoideae
- **Monotypic. It consists of genus Gilgiodaphne, and species Gilgiodaphne paradoxa, syn. of Synandrodaphne paradoxa, from West Africa.
- *Subfamily Thymelaeoideae
- **Tribe Dicranolepideae
- **Tribe Phalerieae
- **Tribe Daphneae
- **Tribe Thymelaeeae
- Family Elaeagnaceae
- *Elaeagnus
- *Hippophae
- *Shepherdia
ordo [Violales]
- Flacourtiaceae
- Peridiscaceae
- Violaceae
- Stachyuraceae
- Scyphostegiaceae
- Turneraceae
- Malesherbiaceae
- Passifloraceae
- Achariaceae
- Cistaceae
- Bixaceae
- Sphaerosepalaceae
- Cochlospermaceae
- Tamaricaceae
- Frankeniaceae
- Elatinaceae
- Caricaceae
- Loasaceae
- Datiscaceae
- Begoniaceae
ordo [Cucurbitales]
- Cucurbitaceae
ordo [Myrtiflorae]
- Lythraceae
- Trapaceae
- Crypteroniaceae
- Myrtaceae
- Dialypetalanthaceae
- Sonneratiaceae
- Punicaceae
- Lecythidaceae
- Melastomataceae
- Rhizophoraceae
- Combretaceae
- Onagraceae
- Oliniaceae
- Haloragaceae
- Theligonaceae
- Hippuridaceae
- 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]
- Sapotaceae
- Sarcospermataceae
- Ebenaceae
- Styracaceae
- Lissocarpaceae
- Symplocaceae
- Hoplestigmataceae
ordo [Oleales]
- Oleaceae
ordo [Gentianales]
- Loganiaceae
- Desfontainiaceae
- Gentianaceae
- Menyanthaceae
- Apocynaceae
- Asclepiadaceae
- Rubiaceae
ordo [Tubiflorae]
- Polemoniaceae
- Fouquieriaceae
- Convolvulaceae
- Hydrophyllaceae
- Boraginaceae
- Lennoaceae
- Verbenaceae
- Callitrichaceae
- Labiatae or Lamiaceae
- Nolanaceae
- Solanaceae
- Duckeodendraceae
- Buddlejaceae
- Scrophulariaceae
- Globulariaceae
- Bignoniaceae
- Henriqueziaceae
- Acanthaceae
- Pedaliaceae
- Martyniaceae
- Gesneriaceae
- Columelliaceae
- Orobanchaceae
- Lentibulariaceae
- Myoporaceae
- Phrymaceae
ordo [Plantaginales]
- Plantaginaceae
ordo [Dipsacales]
- Caprifoliaceae
- Adoxaceae
- Valerianaceae
- Dipsacaceae
ordo [Campanulales]
- Campanulaceae
- Sphenocleaceae
- Pentaphragmataceae
- Goodeniaceae
- Brunoniaceae
- Stylidiaceae
- Calyceraceae
- Compositae or Asteraceae