An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV

• Published in: Botanical journal of the Linnean Society Vol. 181; no. 1; pp. 1 - 20
• Main Authors: Chase, M. W., Christenhusz, M. J. M., Fay, M. F., Byng, J. W., Judd, W. S., Soltis, D. E., Mabberley, D. J., Sennikov, A. N., Soltis, P. S., Stevens, P. F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 01.05.2016
• Subjects: Alismatales; Allantospermum; Anarthriaceae; Apodanthaceae; Aristolochiaceae; Aristolochiales; Boraginales; Borthwickia; Buxaceae; Capparaceae; Caryophyllales; Centrolepidaceae; Cistaceae; Cornaceae; Cornales; Cynomoriaceae; Dasypogonaceae; Dilleniales; Dioscoreales; Dipterocarpaceae; Euphorbiaceae; Flowering plants; Forchhammeria; Francoaceae; Gentianales; Geraniales; Gesneriaceae; Icacinaceae; Icacinales; Ixonanthaceae; Juncaginaceae; Kewaceae; Lamiales; Limeaceae; Loganiaceae; Macarthuriaceae; Maundiaceae; Mazaceae; Metteniusaceae; Metteniusales; Microteaceae; monophyly; Nyssaceae; Orobanchaceae; Pakaraimaea; Peraceae; Petenaeaceae; Phrymaceae; Phylogeny; Phytolaccaceae; Pteleocarpa; Resedaceae; Restionaceae; Sabiaceae; Santalales; Stixis; Vahliales; Xanthorrhoeaceae

An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG) classification of the orders and families of angiosperms is presented. Several new orders are recognized: Boraginales, Dilleniales, Icacinales, Metteniusiales and Vahliales. This brings the total number of orders and families recognized in the APG sy...