Classification of Flowering Plant Families

The table gives the classification of Plant Families according to APG III

KINGDOM: PLANTAE
CLADE: ANGIOSPERMS
CLADE: Unplaced
CLADE: Magnoliids
CLADE: Monocots
CLADE: Commelinids
(A clade in Monocots)
CLADE: Eudicots
CLADE: Core Eudicots
Superorder:
AMBORELLANAE

Order:
Amborallales
Family:

Amborellaceae

Superorder:
NYMPHAEANAE

Order:
Nymphaeales
Families:

Cabombaceae
Hydatellaceae
Nymphaeaceae

Superorder:
AUSTROBAILEYANAE

Order:
Austrobaileyales
Families:

Austrobaileyaceae
Schisandraceae
Trimeniaceae

Order:
Chloranthales
Family:

Chloranthaceae

Superorder:
MAGNOLIANAE

Order:
Canellales
Families:

Canellaceae
Winteraceae

Order:
Piperales
Families:

Aristolochiaceae
Hydnoraceae
Lactoridaceae
Piperaceae
Saururaceae

Order:
Laurales
Families:

Atherospermataceae
Calycanthaceae
Gomortegaceae
Hernandiaceae
Lauraceae
Monimiaceae
Siparunaceae

Order:
Magnoliales
Families:

Annonaceae
Degeneriaceae
Eupomatiaceae
Himantandraceae
Magnoliaceae
Myristicaceae

Superorder:
LILIANAE

Order:
Acorales
Family:

Acoraceae

Order:
Alismatales
Families:

Alismataceae
Aponogetonaceae
Araceae
Butomaceae
Cymodoceaceae
Hydrocharitaceae
Juncaginaceae
Posidoniaceae
Potamogetonaceae
Ruppiaceae
Scheuchzeriaceae
Tofieldiaceae
Zosteraceae

Order:
Petrosaviales
Family:

Petrosaviaceae

Order:
Dioscoreales
Families:

Burmanniaceae
Dioscoreaceae
Nartheciaceae

Order:
Pandanales
Families:

Cyclanthaceae
Pandanaceae
Stemonaceae
Triuridaceae
Velloziaceae

Order:
Liliales
Families:

Alstroemeriaceae
Campynemataceae
Colchicaceae
Corsiaceae
Liliaceae
Melanthiaceae
Petermanniaceae
Philesiaceae
Ripogonaceae
Smilacaceae

Order:
Asparagales
Families:

Amaryllidaceae
Asparagaceae
Asteliaceae
Blandfordiaceae
Boryaceae
Doryanthaceae
Hypoxidaceae
Iridaceae
Ixioliriaceae
Lanariaceae
Orchidaceae
Tecophilaeaceae
Xanthorrhoeaceae
Xeronemataceae

Order:
Not placed yet
Family:

Dasypogonaceae

Order:
Arecales
Family:

Arecaceae

Order:
Commelinales
Families:

Commelinaceae
Haemodoraceae
Hanguanaceae
Philydraceae
Pontaderiaceae

Order:
Poales
Families:

Anarthriaceae
Bromeliaceae
Centrolepidaceae
Cyperaceae
Ecdeiocoleaceae
Eriocaulaceae
Flagelliariaceae
Joinvilleaceae
Juncaceae
Mayacaceae
Poaceae
Rapateaceae
Restionaceae
Thurniaceae
Typhaceae
Xyridaceae

Order:
Zingiberales
Families:

Cannaceae
Costaceae
Heliconiaceae
Lowiaceae
Marantaceae
Musaceae
Strelitziaceae
Zingiberaceae

Superorder:
CERATOPHYLLANAE

Order:
Ceratophyllales
Family:

Ceratophyllaceae

Superorder:
RANUNCULANAE

Order:
Ranunculales
Families:

Berberidaceae
Circaeasteraceae
Eupteleaceae
Lardizabalaceae
Menispermaceae
Papaveraceae
Ranunculaceae

Order:
Not placed yet
Family:

Sabiaceae

Superorder:
PROTEANAE

Order:
Proteales
Families:

Nelumbonaceae
Platanaceae
Proteaceae

Superorder:
TROCHODENDRANAE

Order:
Trochodendrales
Family:

Trochodendraceae

Superorder:
BUXANAE

Order:
Buxales
Families:

Buxaceae
Haptanthaceae

Superorder:
MYROTHAMNANAE

Order:
Gunnerales
Families:

Gunneraceae
Myrothamnaceae

Superorder:
Not placed yet

Order:
Not placed yet
Family:

Dilleniaceae

Superorder:
Not placed yet

Order:
Saxifragales
Families:

Altingiaceae
Aphanopetalaceae
Cercidiphyllaceae
Crassulaceae
Daphniphyllaceae
Grossulariaceae
Haloragaceae
Hamamelidaceae
Iteaceae
Paeoniaceae
Penthoraceae
Peridiscaceae
Saxifragaceae
Tetracarpaeaceae

Superorder:
BERBERIDOPSIDANAE

Order:
Berberidopsidales
Families:

Aextoxicaceae
Berberidopsidaceae

Superorder:
SANTALANAE

Order:
Santalales
Families:

Balanophoraceae
Loranthaceae
Misodendraceae
Santalaceae
Olacaceae
Opiliaceae
Schoepfiaceae

Superorder:
CARYOPHYLLANAE

Order:
Caryophyllales
Families:

Achatocarpaceae
Aizoaceae
Amaranthaceae
Anacampserotaceae
Ancistrocladaceae
Asteropeiaceae
Barbeuiaceae
Basellaceae
Cactaceae
Caryophyllaceae
Didiereaceae
Dioncophyllaceae
Droseraceae
Drosophyllaceae
Frankeniaceae
Gisekiaceae
Halophytaceae
Limeaceae
Lophiocarpaceae
Molluginaceae
Montiaceae
Nepenthaceae
Nyctaginaceae
Physenaceae
Phytolaccaceae
Plumbaginaceae
Polygonaceae
Portulacaceae
Rhabdodendraceae
Sarcobataceae
Simmondsiaceae
Stegnospermataceae
Talinaceae
Tamaricaceae

CLADE: Rosids
(A clade in
Core Eudicots)
CLADE: Fabids
(A clade in
Rosids)
CLADE: Malvids
(A clade in
Rosids)
CLADE: Asterids
(A clade in
Core Eudicots)
CLADE: Lamiids
(A clade in
Asterids)
CLADE: Campanulids
(A clade in
Asterids)
Superorder:
ROSANAE

Order:
Vitales
Family:

Vitaceae

Superorder:
ROSANAE

Order:
Zygophyllales
Families:

Krameriaceae
Zygophyllaceae

Order:
Celastrales
Families:

Celastraceae
Lepidobotryaceae

Order:
Oxidales
Families:

Brunelliaceae
Cephalotaceae
Connaraceae
Cunoniaceae
Elaeocarpaceae
Huaceae
Oxalidaceae

Order:
Malpighiales
Families:

Achariaceae
Balanopaceae
Bonnetiaceae
Calophyllaceae
Caryocaraceae
Centroplacaceae
Chrysobalanaceae
Clusiaceae
Ctenolophonaceae
Dichapetalaceae
Elatinaceae
Erythroxylaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Euphroniaceae
Goupiaceae
Humiriaceae
Hypericaceae
Irvingiaceae
Ixonanthaceae
Lacistemataceae
Linaceae
Lophopyxidaceae
Malpighiaceae
Ochnaceae
Pandaceae
Passifloraceae
Phyllanthaceae
Picrodendraceae
Podostemaceae
Putranjivaceae
Rafflesiaceae
Rhizophoraceae
Salicaceae
Trigoniaceae
Violaceae

Order:
Cucurbitales
Families:

Anisophylleaceae
Begoniaceae
Coriariaceae
Corynocarpaceae
Cucurbitaceae
Datiscaceae
Tetramelaceae

Order:
Fabales
Families:

Fabaceae
Polygalaceae
Quillajaceae
Surianaceae

Order:
Fagales
Families:

Betulaceae
Casuarinaceae
Fagaceae
Juglandaceae
Myricaceae
Nothofagaceae
Ticodendraceae

Order:
Rosales
Families:

Barbeyaceae
Cannabaceae
Dirachmaceae
Elaeagnaceae
Moraceae
Rhamnaceae
Rosaceae
Ulmaceae
Urticaceae

Superorder:
ROSANAE

Order:
Geraniales
Families:

Geraniaceae
Melianthaceae
Vivianiaceae

Order:
Myrtales
Families:

Alzateaceae
Combretaceae
Crypteroniaceae
Lythraceae
Melastomataceae
Myrtaceae
Onagraceae
Penaeaceae
Vochysiaceae

Order:
Crossosomatales
Families:

Aphloiaceae
Crossosomataceae
Geissolomataceae
Guamatelaceae
Stachyuraceae
Staphyleaceae
Strasburgeriaceae

Order:
Picramniales
Family:

Picramniaceae

Order:
Huerteales
Families:

Dipentodontaceae
Gerrardinaceae
Tapisciaceae

Order:
Brassicales
Families:

Akaniaceae
Bataceae
Brassicaceae
Capparaceae
Caricaceae
Cleomaceae
Emblingiaceae
Gyrostemonaceae
Koeberliniaceae
Limnanthaceae
Moringaceae
Pentadiplandraceae
Resedaceae
Salvadoraceae
Setchellanthaceae
Tovariaceae
Tropaeolaceae

Order:
Malvales
Families:

Bixaceae
Cistaceae
Cytinaceae
Dipterocarpaceae
Malvaceae
Muntingiaceae
Neuradaceae
Sarcolaenaceae
Sphaerosepalaceae
Thymelaceae

Order:
Sapindales
Families:

Anacardiaceae
Biebersteiniaceae
Burseraceae
Kirkiaceae
Meliaceae
Nitrariaceae
Rutaceae
Sapindaceae
Simaroubaceae

Superorder:
ASTERANAE

Order:
Cornales
Families:

Cornaceae
Curtisiaceae
Grubbiaceae
Hydrangeaceae
Hydrostachyaceae
Loasaceae

Order:
Ericales
Families:

Actinidiaceae
Balsaminaceae
Clethraceae
Cyrillaceae
Diapensiaceae
Ebenaceae
Ericaceae
Fouquieriaceae
Lecythidaceae
Marcgraviaceae
Mitrastemonaceae
Pentaphylacaceae
Polemoniaceae
Primulaceae
Roridulaceae
Sapotaceae
Sarraceniaceae
Sladeniaceae
Styracaceae
Symplocaceae
Tetrameristaceae
Theaceae

Superorder:
ASTERANAE

Orders:
Not placed yet
Families:

Boraginaceae
Vahliaceae
Icacinaceae
Metteniusaceae
Oncothecaceae

Order:
Garryales
Families:

Eucommiaceae
Garryaceae

Order:
Gentianales
Families:

Apocynaceae
Gelsemiaceae
Gentianaceae
Loganiaceae
Rubiaceae

Order:
Lamiales
Families:

Acanthaceae
Bignoniaceae
Byblidaceae
Calceolariaceae
Carlemanniaceae
Gesneriaceae
Lamiaceae
Linderniaceae
Lentibulariaceae
Martyniaceae
Oleaceae
Orobanchaceae
Paulowniaceae
Pediliaceae
Phrymaceae
Plantaginaceae
Plocospermataceae
Schlegeliaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Stilbaceae
Tetrachondraceae
Thomandersiaceae
Verbenaceae

Order:
Solanales
Families:

Convolvulaceae
Hydroleaceae
Montiniaceae
Solanaceae
Sphenocleaceae

Superorder:
ASTERANAE

Order:
Aquifoliales
Families:

Aquifoliaceae
Cardiopteridaceae
Helwingiaceae
Phyllonomaceae
Stemonuraceae

Order:
Asterales
Families:

Alseuosmiaceae
Argophyllaceae
Asteraceae
Calyceraceae
Campanulaceae
Goodeniaceae
Menyanthaceae
Pentaphragmaraceae
Phellinaceae
Rousseaceae
Stylidiaceae

Order:
Escalloniales
Family:

Escalloniaceae

Order:
Bruniales
Families:

Bruniaceae
Columelliaceae

Order:
Paracryphiales
Family:

Paracryphiaceae

Order:
Dipsacales
Families:

Adoxaceae
Caprifoliaceae

Order:
Apiales
Families:

Apiaceae
Araliaceae
Griseliniaceae
Myodocarpaceae
Pennantiaceae
Pittosporaceae
Torricelliaceae

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Classification of Plants - An introduction to APG III
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Plant Families - an introduction to Plant Families
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