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The Cronquist system is a scheme for the classification of flowering plants (or angiosperms). This system was developed by Arthur Cronquist in his texts An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants (1981) and The Evolution and Classification of Flowering Plants (1988).


Cronquist's system places flowering plants into two broad classes, monocotyledons and dicotyledons. Related orders are placed into subclasses.


Although the scheme is still widely used, it is being displaced by the work of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group.


Class Magnoliopsida

  1. Subclass Magnoliidae (mostly basal dicots)
    1. Order Magnoliales
      1. Winteraceae
      2. Degeneriaceae
      3. Himantandraceae
      4. Eupomatiaceae
      5. Austrobaileyaceae
      6. Magnoliaceae
      7. Lactoridaceae
      8. Annonaceae
      9. Myristaceae
      10. Canellaceae
    2. Order Laurales
      1. Amborellaceae
      2. Trimeniaceae
      3. Monimiaceae
      4. Gomortegaceae
      5. Calycanthaceae
      6. Idiospermaceae
      7. Lauraceae
      8. Hernandiaceae
    3. Order Piperales
      1. Chloranthaceae
      2. Saururaceae
      3. Piperaceae
    4. Order Aristolochiales
      1. Aristolochiaceae
    5. Order Illiciales
      1. Illiciaceae
      2. Schisandraceae
    6. Order Nymphaeales
      1. Nelumbonaceae
      2. Nymphaeaceae
      3. Barclayaceae
      4. Cabombaceae
      5. Ceratophyllaceae
    7. Order Ranunculales
      1. Ranunculaceae
      2. Circaeasteraceae
      3. Berberidaceae
      4. Sargentodoxaceae
      5. Lardizabalaceae
      6. Menispermaceae
      7. Coriariaceae
      8. Sabiaceae
    8. Order Papaverales
      1. Papaveraceae
      2. Fumariaceae
  2. Subclass Hamamelidae
    1. Order Trochodendrales
      1. Tetracentraceae
      2. Trochodendraceae
    2. Order Hamamelidales
      1. Cercidiphyllaceae
      2. Eupteliaceae
      3. Platanaceae
      4. Hamamelidaceae
      5. Myrothamnaceae
    3. Order Daphniphyllales
      1. Daphniphyllaceae
    4. Order Didymelales
      1. Didymelaceae
    5. Order Eucommiales
      1. Eucommiaceae
    6. Order Urticales
      1. Barbeyaceae
      2. Ulmaceae
      3. Cannabaceae
      4. Moraceae
      5. Cecropiaceae
      6. Urticaceae
    7. Order Leitneriales
      1. Leitneraceae
    8. Order Juglandales
      1. Rhoipteleaceae
      2. Juglandaceae
    9. Order Myricales
      1. Myricaceae
    10. Order Casuarinales
      1. Casuarinaceae
  3. Subclass Caryophyllidae
    1. Order Caryophyllales
      1. Phytolaccaceae
      2. Achatocarpaceae
      3. Nyctaginaceae
      4. Aizoaceae
      5. Didiereaceae
      6. Cactaceae (cactus family)
      7. Chenopodiaceae
      8. Amaranthaceae
      9. Portulacaceae
      10. Basellaceae
      11. Molluginaceae
      12. Caryophyllaceae
    2. Order Polygonales
      1. Polygonaceae
    3. Order Plumbaginales
      1. Plumbaginaceae
  4. Subclass Dilleniidae
    1. Order Dilleniales
      1. Dilleniaceae
      2. Paeoniaceae
    2. Order Theales
      1. Ochnaceae
      2. Sphaerosepalaceae
      3. Sarcolenaceae
      4. Dipterocarpaceae
      5. Caryocaraceae
      6. Theaceae (tea family)
      7. Actinidiaceae
      8. Scytopetalaceae
      9. Pentaphylaaceae
      10. Tetrameristaceae
      11. Pellicieraceae
      12. Oncothecaceae
      13. Marcgraviaceae
      14. Quiinaceae
      15. Elatinaceae
      16. Paracryphiaceae
      17. Medusagynaceae
      18. Clusiaceae
    3. Order Malvales
      1. Elaeocarpaceae
      2. Tiliaceae
      3. Sterculiaceae
      4. Bombacaceae
      5. Malvaceae
    4. Order Lecythidales
      1. Lecythidaceae
    5. Order Nepenthales
      1. Sarraceniaceae
      2. Nepenthaceae
      3. Droseraceae
    6. Order Violales
      1. Flacourtiaceae
      2. Peridiscaceae
      3. Bixaceae
      4. Cistaceae
      5. Huaceae
      6. Lacistemataceae
      7. Scyphostegiaceae
      8. Stachyuraceae
      9. Violaceae
      10. Tamaricaceae
      11. Frankeniaceae
      12. Dioncophyllaceae
      13. Ancistrocladaceae
      14. Turneraceae
      15. Malesherbiaceae
      16. Passifloraceae
      17. Achariaceae
      18. Caricaceae
      19. Fouquieraceae
      20. Hoplestigmataceae
      21. Cucurbitaceae
      22. Datiscaceae
      23. Begoniaceae
      24. Loasaceae
    7. Order Salicales
      1. Salicaceae
    8. Order Capparales
      1. Tovariaceae
      2. Capparaceae
      3. Brassicaceae
      4. Moringaceae
      5. Resedaceae
    9. Order Batales
      1. Gyrostemonaceae
      2. Bataceae
    10. Order Ericales
      1. Cyrillaceae
      2. Clethraceae
      3. Grubbiaceae
      4. Empetraceae
      5. Epacridaceae
      6. Ericaceae
      7. Pyrolaceae
      8. Monotropaceae
    11. Order Diapensiales
      1. Diapensiaceae
    12. Order Ebenales
      1. Sapotaceae
      2. Ebenaceae
      3. Styracaceae
      4. Lissocarpaceae
      5. Symplocaceae
    13. Order Primulales
      1. Theophrastaceae
      2. Myrsinaceae
      3. Primulaceae
  5. Subclass Rosidae
    1. Order Rosales
      1. Brunelliaceae
      2. Connaraceae
      3. Eucryphiaceae
      4. Cunoniaceae
      5. Davidsoniaceae
      6. Dialypetalanthaceae
      7. Pittosporaceae
      8. Byblidaceae
      9. Hydrangeaceae
      10. Columelliaceae
      11. Grossulariaceae
      12. Greyiaceae
      13. Bruniaceae
      14. Anisophylleaceae
      15. Alseuosmiaceae
      16. Crassulaceae
      17. Cephalotaceae
      18. Saxifragaceae
      19. Rosaceae (rose family)
      20. Neuradaceae
      21. Crossosomataceae
      22. Chrysobalanaceae
      23. Surianaceae
      24. Rhadbdodendraceae
    2. Order Fabales
      1. Mimosaceae
      2. Caesalpinaceae
      3. Fabaceae
    3. Order Proteales
      1. Elaeagnaceae
      2. Proteaceae
    4. Order Podostemales
      1. Podostemaceae
    5. Order Haloragales
      1. Haloragaceae
      2. Gunneraceae
    6. Order Myrtales
      1. Sonneratiaceae
      2. Lythraceae
      3. Penaeaceae
      4. Crypteroniaceae
      5. Thymelaeaceae
      6. Trapaceae
      7. Myrtaceae
      8. Punicaceae
      9. Onagraceae
      10. Oliniaceae
      11. Melastomataceae
      12. Combretaceae
    7. Order Rhizophorales
      1. Rhizophoraceae
    8. Order Cornales
      1. Alangiaceae
      2. Nyssaceae
      3. Cornaceae
      4. Garryaceae
    9. Order Santalales
      1. Medusandraceae
      2. Dipentodontaceae
      3. Olacaceae
      4. Opiliaceae
      5. Santalaceae
      6. Misodendraceae
      7. Loranthaceae
      8. Viscaceae
      9. Eremolepidaceae
      10. Balanophoraceae
    10. Order Rafflesiales
      1. Hydnoraceae
      2. Mitrastemonaceae
      3. Rafflesiaceae
    11. Order Celastrales
      1. Geissolomataceae
      2. Celastraceae
      3. Hippocrataceae
      4. Stackhousiaceae
      5. Salvadoraceae
      6. Aquifoliaceae
      7. Icacinaceae
      8. Aextoxicaceae
      9. Cardiopteridaceae
      10. Corynocarpaceae
      11. Dichapetalaceae
    12. Order Euphorbiales
      1. Buxaceae
      2. Simmondsiaceae
      3. Pandaceae
      4. Euphorbiaceae
    13. Order Rhamnales
      1. Rhamnaceae
      2. Leeaceae
      3. Vitaceae
    14. Order Linales
      1. Erythroxylaceae
      2. Humiriaceae
      3. Ixonanthaceae
      4. Hugoniaceae
      5. Linaceae
    15. Order Polygalales
      1. Malpighiaceae
      2. Vochysiaceae
      3. Trigoniaceae
      4. Tremandraceae
      5. Polygalaceae
      6. Xanthophyllaceae
      7. Krameriaceae
    16. Order Sapindales
      1. Staphyleaceae
      2. Melianthaceae
      3. Bretschneideraceae
      4. Akaniaceae
      5. Sapindaceae
      6. Hippocastanaceae
      7. Aceraceae
      8. Burseraceae
      9. Anacardiaceae
      10. Julianiaceae
      11. Simaroubaceae
      12. Cneoraceae
      13. Meliaceae
      14. Rutaceae
      15. Zygophyllaceae
    17. Order Geraniales
      1. Oxalidaceae
      2. Geraniaceae
      3. Limnanthaceae
      4. Tropaeolaceae
      5. Balsaminaceae
    18. Order Apiales
      1. Araliaceae
      2. Apiaceae
  6. Subclass Asteridae
    1. Order Gentianales
      1. Loganiaceae
      2. Retziaceae
      3. Gentianaceae
      4. Saccifoliaceae
      5. Apocynaceae
      6. Asclepidaceae
    2. Order Solanales
      1. Duckeodendraceae
      2. Nolanaceae
      3. Solanaceae
      4. Convolvulaceae
      5. Cuscutaceae
      6. Menyanthaceae
      7. Polemoniaceae
      8. Hydrophyllaceae
    3. Order Lamiales
      1. Lennoaceae
      2. Boraginaceae
      3. Verbenaceae
      4. Lamiaceae
    4. Order Callitrichales
      1. Hippuridaceae
      2. Callitrichaceae
      3. Hydrostachyaceae
    5. Order Plantaginales
      1. Plantaginaceae
    6. Order Scrophulariales
      1. Buddlejaceae
      2. Oleaceae (olive family)
      3. Scrophulariaceae
      4. Globulariaceae
      5. Myoporaceae
      6. Orobanchaceae
      7. Gesneriaceae
      8. Acanthaceae
      9. Pedaliaceae
      10. Bignoniaceae
      11. Mendonciaceae
      12. Lentibulariaceae
    7. Order Campanulales
      1. Pentaphragmataceae
      2. Sphenocleaceae
      3. Campanulaceae
      4. Stylidiaceae
      5. Donatiaceae
      6. Brunoniaceae
      7. Goodeniaceae
    8. Order Rubiales
      1. Rubiaceae
      2. Theligonaceae
    9. Order Dipsacales
      1. Caprifoliaceae
      2. Adoxaceae
      3. Valerianaceae
      4. Dipsacaceae
    10. Order Calycerales
      1. Cayceraceae
    11. Order Asterales
      1. Asteraceae

Class Liliopsida

  1. Subclass Alismatidae
    1. Order Alismatales
      1. Butomaceae
      2. Limnocharitaceae
      3. Alismataceae
    2. Order Hydrocharitales
      1. Hydrocharitaceae
    3. Order Najadales
      1. Aponogetonaceae
      2. Scheuchzeriaceae
      3. Juncaginaceae
      4. Potamogetonaceae
      5. Ruppiaceae
      6. Najadaceae
      7. Zannichelliaceae
      8. Posidoniaceae
      9. Cymodoceaceae
      10. Zosteraceae
    4. Order Triuridales
      1. Petrosaviaceae
      2. Triuridaceae
  2. Subclass Arecidae
    1. Order Arecales
      1. Areaceae (palm family)
    2. Order Cyclanthales
      1. Cyclanthaceae
    3. Order Pandanales
      1. Pandanaceae
    4. Order Arales
      1. Araceae
      2. Lemnaceae
  3. Subclass Commelinidae
    1. Order Commelinales
      1. Rapateaceae
      2. Xyridaceae
      3. Mayacaceae
      4. Commelinaceae
    2. Order Eriocaulales
      1. Eriocaulaceae
    3. Order Restionales
      1. Flagellariaceae
      2. Joinvilleaceae
      3. Restionaceae
      4. Centrolepidaceae
    4. Order Juncales
      1. Juncaceae
      2. Thurniaceae
    5. Order Cyperales
      1. Cyperaceae
      2. Poaceae
    6. Order Hydatellales
      1. Hydatellaceae
    7. Order Typhales
      1. Sparganiaceae
      2. Typhaceae
  4. Subclass Zingiberidae
    1. Order Bromeliales
      1. Bromeliaceae
    2. Order Zingiberales
      1. Strelitziaceae
      2. Heliconiaceae
      3. Musaceae
      4. Lowiaceae
      5. Zingiberaceae
      6. Costaceae
      7. Cannaceae
      8. Marantaceae
  5. Subclass Liliidae
    1. Order Liliales
      1. Philydraceae
      2. Pontederiaceae
      3. Haemodoraceae
      4. Cyanastraceae
      5. Liliaceae
      6. Iridaceae
      7. Velloziaceae
      8. Aloeaceae
      9. Agavaceae
      10. Xanthorrhoeaceae
      11. Hanguanaceae
      12. Taccaceae
      13. Stemonaceae
      14. Smilacaceae
      15. Dioscoreaceae
    2. Order Orchidales
      1. Geosiridaceae
      2. Burmanniaceae
      3. Corsiaceae
      4. Orchidaceae

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Australian Systematic Botany Society (1882 words)
Conversely, Cronquist reveals an essentially phenetic approach to systematics on page 2: "taxonomy is a study aimed at producing a system of classification of organisms which best reflects the totality of their similarities and differences".
Cronquist makes a common error in suggesting that "taxa are properly established on the basis of multiple correlations of characters" (page 5; emphasis is mine).
Cronquist correctly rejects the hypothesis of an "Amentiferae" ancestor, in which the unisexual strobili of the Gnetales are homologised with those of hamamelid families with catkins (Wettstein 1907).
ARTHUR CRONQUIST RECORDS (1597 words)
Arthur Cronquist (1919-1992), an internationally renowned systematic botanist, was born on March 19, 1919, in San Jose, California.
Cronquist was an authority on the family Compositae and authored three textbooks on introductory botany.
Arthur Cronquist was known for his towering physical stature, tall tales, and congeniality as well as for his commanding position as a botanist and educator.
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