Schisandraceae
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| Family: | Schisandraceae Blume (1830)
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Schisandraceae is the botanical name of a family of flowering plants. Such a family has been recognized by most taxonomists, at least for the past several decades. Before that, the plants concerned were assigned to family Magnoliaceae.
The APG II system, of 2003, also recognizes such a family and places it in order Austrobaileyales. This order is accepted as being among the most basic lineages in the clade angiosperms. APG II assumes this to be a family of three genera (Schisandraceae sensu lato): the plants of this family all contain essential oils.
However, APG II does allow the option of segregating the genus Illicium as the family Illiciaceae leaving only two genera in this family, Schisandraceae sensu stricto, which then consists of Schisandra and Kadsura, totalling several dozen species. The species are found in the tropical to temperate regions of East and Southeast Asia and the Southeastern United States.
The APG system, of 1998, recognized both the families Schisandraceae sensu stricto and Illiciaceae and regarded both as being among the most basic lineages in the clade angiosperms.
The Cronquist system, of 1981, treated the plants in the family (in its wider sense) as two separate families, which together constituted
- the order Illiciales,
- in subclass Magnoliidae,
- in class Magnoliopsida [=dicotyledons],
- of division Magnoliophyta [=angiosperms].
- in class Magnoliopsida [=dicotyledons],
- in subclass Magnoliidae,
The Thorne system (1992) treated the plants in the family (in its wider sense) as two separate families, which were assigned
- to the order Magnoliales,
- in superorder Magnolianae,
- in subclass Magnoliideae [=dicotyledons],
- in class Magnoliopsida [=angiosperms].
- in subclass Magnoliideae [=dicotyledons],
- in superorder Magnolianae,
The Dahlgren system treated the plants in the family (in its wider sense) as two separate families, which together constituted
- the order Illiciales,
- in superorder Magnolianae,
- in subclass Magnoliideae [=dicotyledons],
- in class Magnoliopsida [=angiosperms].
- in subclass Magnoliideae [=dicotyledons],
- in superorder Magnolianae,
The Engler system, in the update of 1964, treated the plants in the family (in its wider sense) as two separate families, which were assigned
- to the order Magnoliales, which was placed
- in subclass Archychlamydeae,
- in class Dicotyledoneae,
- in subdivision Angiospermae
- in class Dicotyledoneae,
- in subclass Archychlamydeae,
External links :
- Schisandraceae [sensu stricto] in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards) The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. Version: 3rd May 2006. http://delta-intkey.com.
- Schisandraceae sensu stricto in the Flora of North America
- NCBI Taxonomy Browser [Schisandraceae sensu lato]