Bentham & Hooker system

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

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

The system recognises the following main groups:

  • DICOTYLEDONUM POLYPETALARUM
    Series 1. THALAMIFLORÆ
    Series 2. DISCIFLORÆ
    Series 3. CALYCIFLORÆ
  • DICOTYLEDONES GAMOPETALÆ
    Series 1. INFERÆ
    Series 2. HETEROMERÆ
    Series 3. BICARPELLATÆ
  • DICOTYLEDONES MONOCHLAMIDEÆ
  • GYMNOSPERMEÆ
  • MONOCOTYLEDONES

[edit] 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.

  • DICOTYLEDONUM POLYPETALARUM
    SERIES I THALAMIFLORÆ
    COHORS I. RANALES
    I. RANUNCULACEÆ
    II. DILLENIACEÆ
    III. CALYCANTHACEÆ
    IV. MAGNOLIACEÆ
    V. ANONACEÆ [sic]
    VI. MENISPERMACEÆ
    VII. BERBERIDEÆ
    VIII. NYMPHÆACEÆ
    COHORS II. PARIETALES
    IX. SARRACENIACEÆ
    X. PAPAVERACEÆ
    XI. CRUCIFERÆ
    XII. CAPPARIDEÆ
    XIII. RESEDACEÆ
    XIV. CISTINEÆ
    XV. VIOLARIEÆ
    XVI. CANELLACEÆ
    XVII. BIXINEÆ
    COHORS III. POLYGALINÆ
    XVIII. PITTOSPOREÆ
    XIX. TREMANDREÆ
    XX. POLYGALÆ
    XXa. VOCHYSIACEÆ
    COHORS IV. CARYOPHYLLINÆ
    XXI. FRANKENIACEÆ
    XXII. CARYOPHYLLEÆ
    XXIII. PORTULACEÆ
    XIV. TAMARISCINEÆ
    COHORS V. GUTTIFERALES
    XXV. ELATINEÆ
    XXVI. HYPERICINEÆ
    XXVII. GUTTIFERÆ
    XXVIII. TERNSTROEMIACEÆ
    XXIX. DIPTEROCARPEÆ
    XXX. CHLENACEÆ
    COHORS VI. MALVALES
    XXXI. MALVACEÆ
    XXXII. STERCULIACEÆ
    XXXIII. TILIACEÆ
    SERIES II. DISCIFLORÆ
    COHORS VII. GERANIALES
    XXXIV LINEÆ
    XXXV. HUMIRIACEÆ
    XXXVI. MALPIGHIACEÆ
    XXXVII. ZYGOPHYLLEÆ
    XXXVIII. GERANIACEÆ
    XXXIX. RUTACEÆ
    XL. SIMARUBEÆ [sic]
    XLI. OCHNACEÆ
    XLII. BURSERACEÆ
    XLIII. MELIACEÆ
    XLIV. CHAILLETIACEÆ
    COHORS VIII. OLACALES
    XLV. OLACINEÆ
    XLVI. ILICINEÆ
    COHORS IX. CELASTRALES
    XLVII. CELASTRINEÆ
    XLVIII. STACKHOUSIEÆ
    XLIX. RHAMNEÆ
    L. AMPELIDEÆ
    COHORS X. SAPINDALES
    LI. SAPINDACEÆ
    LII. SABIACEÆ
    LIII. ANACARDIACEÆ
    Incertae sedis
    LIV. CORIARIÆ
    LV. MORINGEÆ
    SERIES III. CALYCIFLORÆ
    COHORS XI. ROSALES
    LVI. CONNARACEÆ
    LVII. LEGUMINOSÆ
    LVIII. ROSACEÆ
    LIX. SAXIFRAGEÆ
    LX. CRASSULACEÆ
    LXI. DROSERACEÆ
    LXII. HAMAMELIDEÆ
    LXIII. BRUNIACEÆ
    LXIV. HALORAGEÆ
    COHORS XII. MYRTALES
    LXV. RHIZOPHOREÆ
    LXVI. COMBRETACEÆ
    LXVII. MYRTACEÆ
    LXVIII. MELASTOMACEÆ
    LXIX. LYTHRARIEÆ
    LXX. ONAGRARIEÆ
    COHORS XIII. PASSIFLORALES
    LXXI. SAMYDACEÆ
    LXXII. LOASEÆ
    LXXIII. TURNERACEÆ
    LXXIV. PASSIFLOREÆ
    LXXV. CUCURBITACEÆ
    LXXVI. BEGONIACEÆ
    LXXVII. DATISCEÆ
    COHORS XIV. FICOIDALES
    LXXVIII. CACTEÆ
    LXXIX. FICIOIDEÆ
    COHORS XV. UMBELLALES
    LXXX. UMBELLIFERÆ
    LXXXI. ARALIACEÆ
    LXXXII. CORNACEÆ
  • DICOTYLEDONES GAMOPETALÆ
    SERIES I. INFERÆ
    COHORS I. RUBIALES
    LXXXIII. CAPRIFOLIACEÆ
    LXXXIV. RUBIACEÆ
    COHORS II. ASTERALES
    LXXXV. VALERIANEÆ
    LXXXVI. DIPSACEÆ
    LXXXVII. CALCEREÆ
    LXXXVIII. COMPOSITÆ
    COHORS III. CAMPANALES
    LXXXIX. STYLIDIEÆ
    LC. GOODENOVIEÆ
    XCI. CAMPANULACEÆ
    SERIES II. HETEROMERÆ
    COHORS IV ERICALES
    XCII. VACCINIACEÆ
    XCIII. ERICACEÆ
    XCIV. MONOTROPEÆ
    XCV. EPACRIDEÆ
    XCVI. DIAPENSIACEÆ
    XCVII. LENNOACEÆ
    COHORS V. PRIMULALES
    XCVIII. PLUMBAGINEÆ
    XCIX. PRIMULACEÆ
    C. MYRSINEÆ
    COHORS VI. EBENALES
    CI. SAPOTACEÆ
    CII. EBENACEÆ
    CIII. STYRACEÆ
    SERIES III. BICAPELLATÆ
    COHORS VII. GENTIANALES
    CIV. OLEACEÆ
    CV. SALVADORACEÆ
    CVI. APOCYNACEÆ
    CVII. ASCLEPIADEÆ
    CVIII. LOGANIACEÆ
    CIX. GENTIANEÆ
    COHORS VIII. POLEMONIALES
    CX. POLEMONIACEÆ
    CXI. HYDROPHYLLACEÆ
    CXII. BORAGINEÆ
    CXIII. CONVOLVULACEÆ
    CXIV. SOLANACEÆ
    COHORS IX. PERSONALES
    CXV. SCROPHULARINEÆ
    CXVI. OROBRANCHACEÆ
    CXVII. LENTIBULARIEÆ
    CXVIII. COLUMELLIACEÆ
    CXIX. GESNERACEÆ [sic]
    CXX. BIGNONIACEÆ
    CXXI. PEDALINEÆ
    CXXII. ACANTHACEÆ
    COHORS X. LAMIALES
    CXXIII. MYOPORINEÆ
    CXXIV. SELAGINEÆ
    CXXV. VERBENACEÆ
    CXXVI. LABIATÆ
    incertae sedis
    CXXVII. PLANTAGINEÆ
  • DICOTYLEDONES MONOCHLAMIDEÆ
    Series I. Curvembryeæ
    CXXVIII. NYCTAGINEÆ
    CXXIX. ILLECEBRACEÆ
    CXXX. AMARANTACEÆ [sic]
    CXXXI. CHENOPODIACEÆ
    CXXXII. PHYTOLACCACEÆ
    CXXXIII. BATIDEÆ
    CXXXIV. POLYGONACEÆ
    Series II. Multiovulatæ Aquaticæ
    CXXXV. PODOSTEMONACEÆ
    Series III. Multiovulatæ Terrestres
    CXXXVI. NEPENTHACEÆ
    CXXXVII. CYTINACEÆ
    CXXXVIII. ARISTOLOCHIACEÆ
    Series IV. Micrembryeæ
    CXXXIX. PIPERACEÆ
    CXL. CHLORANTACEÆ
    CXLI. MYRISTICEÆ
    CXLII. MONIMIACEÆ
    Series V. Daphnales
    CXLIII. LAURINEÆ
    CXLIV. PROTEACEÆ
    CXLV. THYMELÆACEÆ
    CXLVI. PENÆACEÆ
    CXLVII. ELÆAGNACEÆ
    Series VI. Achlamydosporeæ
    CXLVIII. LORANTHACEÆ
    CXLIX. SANTALACEÆ
    CL. BALANOPHOREÆ
    Series VII. Unisexuales
    CLI. EUPHORBIACEÆ
    CLII. BALANOPEÆ
    CLIII. URTICACEÆ
    CLIV. PLATANACEÆ
    CLV. LEITNERIEÆ
    CLVI. JUGLANDEÆ
    CLVII. MYRICACEÆ
    CLVIII. CASUARINEÆ
    CLIX. CUPULIFERÆ
    Series VIII. Ordines anomali (incertae sedis)
    CLX. SALICINEÆ
    CLXI. LACISTEMACEÆ
    CLXII. EMPETRACEÆ
    CLXIII. CERATOPHYLLEÆ
  • GYMNOSPERMEÆ [sic]
    CLXIV. GNETACEÆ
    CLXV. CONIFERÆ
    CLXVI. CYCADACEÆ
  • MONOCOTYLEDONES
    Series I. Microspermæ
    CLXVII. HYDROCHARIDEÆ
    CLXVIII. BURMANNIACEÆ
    CLXIX. ORCHIDEÆ
    Series II Epigynæ
    CLXX. SCITAMINEÆ
    CLXXI. BROMELIACEÆ
    CLXXII. HAEMODORACEÆ
    CLXXIII. IIRIDEÆ
    CLXXIV. AMARYLLIDEÆ
    CLXXV. TACCACEÆ
    CLXXVI. DIOSCOREACEÆ
    Series III Coronarieæ
    CLXXVII. ROXBURGHIACEÆ
    CLXXVIII. LILIACEÆ
    CLXXIX. PONTEDERIACEÆ
    CLXXX. PHILYDRACEÆ
    CLXXXI. XYRIDEÆ
    CLXXXII. MAYACEÆ
    CLXXXIII. COMMELINACEÆ
    CLXXXIV. RAPATEACEÆ
    Series VI Calycineæ
    CLXXXV. FLAGELLARIEÆ
    CLXXXVI. JUNCACEÆ
    CLXXXVII. PALMÆ
    Series V. Nudifloreæ
    CLXXXVIII. PANDANEÆ
    CLXXXIX. CYCLANTHACEÆ
    CXC TYPHACEÆ
    CXCI. AROIDEÆ
    CXCII. LEMNACEÆ
    Series VI. Apocarpæ
    CXCIII. TRIURIDEÆ
    CXCIV. ALISMACEÆ
    CXCV. NAIADACEÆ [sic]
    Series VII. Glumaceæ
    CXCVI. ERIOCAULEÆ
    CXCVII. CENTROLEPIDEÆ
    CXCVIII. RESTIACEÆ
    CXCIX. CYPERACEÆ
    CC. GRAMINEÆ