Bentham & Hooker system
A taxonomic system, the Bentham & Hooker system for seed plants, was published in Bentham and Hooker's Genera plantarum ad exemplaria imprimis in herbariis kewensibus servata definita in three volumes between 1862 and 1883.[1][2]
George Bentham (1800-1884) and Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911) were British botanists who were closely affiliated to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in England. Their system of botanical taxonomy was based on the principle of natural affinities and is considered as pre-Darwinian as it does not take evolution into account. The Genera plantarum classified an estimated 97,205 species into 202 families and 7,569 genera.[1]
Summary
The system recognises the following main groups:
- Class DICOTYLEDONES
- DICOTYLEDONUM POLYPETALE vol I
- Series 1. Thalamiflorae
- Series 2. Disciflorae
- Series 3. Calyciflorae
- DICOTYLEDONES GAMOPETALÆ vol II
- Series 1. Inferae
- Series 2. Heteromerae
- Series 3. Bicarpellatae
- DICOTYLEDONES MONOCHLAMIDEÆ vol III
- DICOTYLEDONUM POLYPETALE vol I
- 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.
Dicotyledonae
- DICOTYLEDONUM POLYPETALARUM Vol I
- SERIES I THALAMIFLORÆ
- COHORS I. RANALES
- I. RANUNCULACEÆ
- II. DILLENIACEAE
- III. CALYCANTHACEÆ
- IV. MAGNOLIACEAE
- V. ANONACEAE [sic]
- VI. MENISPERMACEÆ
- VII. BERBERIDACEÆ
- VIII. NYMPHÆACEAE
- COHORS II. PARIETALES
- IX. SARRACENIACEAE
- X. PAPAVERACEAE
- XI. CRUCIFERAE
- XII. CAPPARIDEAE
- XIII. RESEDACEAE
- XIV. CISTINEAE
- XV. VIOLARIEAE p. 114 4 tribes
- XVI. CANELLACEAE
- XVII. BIXINEAE
- COHORS III. POLYGALINÆ
- XVIII. PITTOSPOREÆ
- XIX. TREMANDREAE
- XX. POLYGALAE
- XXa. VOCHYSIACEAE
- 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
- COHORS I. RANALES
- 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
- 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
- COHORS VII. GERANIALES
- SERIES I THALAMIFLORÆ
- DICOTYLEDONES GAMOPETALÆ vol II
- 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
- COHORS I. RUBIALES
- 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
- COHORS IV ERICALES
- 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
- COHORS VII. GENTIANALES
- SERIES I. INFERÆ
- DICOTYLEDONES MONOCHLAMIDEÆ vol III
- 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. Microembryeæ
- 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
- Series I. Curvembryeæ
- GYMNOSPERMEÆ [sic] vol III (1)
- CLXIV. GNETACEÆ
- CLXV. CONIFERÆ
- CLXVI. CYCADACEÆ
Series I. Microspermæ p. 448
- CLXVII. HYDROCHARIDEÆp. 448
- CLXVIII. BURMANNIACEÆ
- CLXIX. ORCHIDEÆ p. 460
Series II Epigynæ p. 636
- CLXX. SCITAMINEÆ p. 636[3]
- CLXXI. BROMELIACEÆ p. 657
- CLXXII. HAEMODORACEÆ p. 671
- CLXXIII. IIRIDEÆ p. 681
- CLXXIV. AMARYLLIDEÆ p. 711 5 tribes
- I Tribus Hypoxideae p. 716
- II Tribus Amarylleae p. 718 3 subtribes
- III Tribus Alstroemerieae p. 735
- IV Tribus Agaveae p. 737
- V Tribus Vellosieae p. 739
- CLXXV. TACCACEÆ p. 740
- CLXXVI. DIOSCOREACEÆ p. 741
Series III Coronarieæ p. 746
- CLXXVII. ROXBURGHIACEÆ p. 746
- CLXXVIII. LILIACEÆ p. 748 (20 tribes) Schema 748-763
- Tribus I Smilaceae p. 763
- Tribus II Asparageae p. 764
- Tribus III Luzuriageae
- Tribus IV Polygonateae p. 768
- Tribus V Convallariae
- Tribus VI Aspidistreae
- Tribus VII Hemerocalleae
- Tribus VIII Aloineae
- ...
- Tribus X Asphodeleae p. 781 5 subtribes
- Tribus XI Johnsonieae p. 795
- Tribus XII Allieae p. 798 Schema p. 750 4 subtribes
- Subtribus I Agapantheae p. 798
- Subtribus II Euallieae p. 798
- Subtribus III Gilliesieae p. 804
- Subtribus IV Massonieae p. 806
- Tribus XIII Scilleae p. 807
- Tribus XIV Tulipeae p. 816
- Tribus XV Colchiceae
- ...
- Tribus XX Veratreae p. 834
- CLXXIX. PONTEDERIACEÆ p. 836
- CLXXX. PHILYDRACEÆ p. 840
- CLXXXI. XYRIDEÆ p. 841
- CLXXXII. MAYACEÆ p. 843
- CLXXXIII. COMMELINACEÆ p. 844
- CLXXXIV. RAPATEACEÆ p. 857
Series VI Calycineæ p. 860
- CLXXXV. FLAGELLARIEÆ
- CLXXXVI. JUNCACEÆ
- CLXXXVII. PALMÆ
Series V. Nudifloreæ p. 949
- CLXXXVIII. PANDANEÆ
- CLXXXIX. CYCLANTHACEÆ
- CXC TYPHACEÆ
- CXCI. AROIDEÆ
- CXCII. LEMNACEÆ p. 1000
Series VI. Apocarpæ p.1001
- CXCIII. TRIURIDEÆ
- CXCIV. ALISMACEÆ p. 1003
- CXCV. NAIADACEÆ [sic]
Series VII. Glumaceæ p. 1019
- CXCVI. ERIOCAULEÆ
- CXCVII. CENTROLEPIDEÆ p. 1025
- CXCVIII. RESTIACEÆ
- CXCIX. CYPERACEÆ
- CC. GRAMINEÆ
See also
References
Bibliography
- Bentham, G.; Hooker, J.D. (1862–1883). Genera plantarum ad exemplaria imprimis in herbariis kewensibus servata definita (3 vols.). London: L Reeve & Co. Retrieved 24 January 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Bentham, George (February 1877). "On the Distribution of the Monocotyledonous Orders into Primary Groups, more especially in reference to the Australian Flora, with notes on some points of Terminology". Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany. 15 (88): 490–520. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1877.tb00261.x.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Singh, Gurcharan (2010). Plant Systematics: An Integrated Approach (3 ed.). Science Publishers. ISBN 978-1578083510. Retrieved 23 January 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Note: This is a selected list of the more influential systems. There are many other systems, for instance a review of earlier systems, published by Lindley in his 1853 edition, and Dahlgren (1982). Examples include the works of Scopoli, Ventenat, Batsch and Grisebach.