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ID Gymno/Angio Name Authorities Familes Genera Species Geo-Location Growth/Forms Overview
1 Gymno Coniferales     50 550      
2 Gymno Filicopsida           Ferns Filicopsida is actually a Class (of ferns), which is higher in the botanical tree than Orders. Only the very largest of ferns would likely contain any of what we call wood.
3 Gymno Ginkgoales Gorozh. 1 3        
4 Gymno Gnetales Luerss. 3 2 60      
6 Gymno Taxales Knobl.       N. Temperate areas to New Caledonia Mostly substantial trees Most are substantial Trees. Recent genetic and micromorphological studies have shown that the Taxaceae are closely related to the other conifers, particularly so to the family Cephalotaxaceae. The order Taxales is therefore no longer recognised as distinct, and the family Taxaceae is now included in the order Pinales.
7 Angio Apiales Nakai 2         Also known as Umbellales
8 Angio Aquifoliales Senft           Prior families under Aquifoliales were moved to other orders:
Aquifoliaceae is moved to Theales
Apiaceae or Umbelliferae is moved over to Apiales
Compositae or Asteraceae is moved to Asterales
9 Angio Arales Dumort 2 121 2030      
10 Angio Arecales Bromhead 1 217 2800      
11 Angio Aristolochiales Dumort 1 10 600      
12 Angio Asparagales Bromhead            
13 Angio Asterales Lindl. 1 900 13000      
14 Angio Balanopsidales Engl.?            
15 Angio Bromeliales Dumort 1 50 2600      
16 Angio Buxales Takht. ex Revea            
17 Angio Campanulales Rchb.            
18 Angio Capparidales   5 427 4000     Capparales
19 Angio Caryophyllales Perleb. 12 400 7000      
20 Angio Casuarinales Lindl.            
21 Angio Celestrales Baskerville 12 147 2000      
22 Angio Commelinales Dumort 4          
23 Angio Cornales Dumort 3 14 150      
24 Angio Cycadales Dumort 4 139 289 Tropical and subtropical latitudes in the Americas, Caribbean, sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, eastern India, China, Japan, southeast Asia, Oceania and Australia. Some species are frost-tolerant   Woody, long-lived, unisexual plants
25 Angio Cyclanthales J.H. Schaffin.            
26 Angio Cyperales Hutch. 2   15000      
27 Angio Dilleniales Hutch. 2 11 310      
28 Angio Dioscoreales Hook f.            
29 Angio Dipsacales Dumort 4 40 1100      
30 Angio Discoreales              
31 Angio Ericales Dumort. 8 160 4500      
32 Angio Eucommiales Nemejc ex Cronquist            
33 Angio Eufilicales             Woody Large Ferns
34 Angio Euphorbiales Lindl. 4          
35 Angio Fabales Bromhead 1 650 18000   Tree/Bush  
36 Angio Fagales Engl. 3 17 1100      
37 Angio Gentianales Lindl. 11 1200        
38 Angio Geraniales Dumort 5   3600      
39 Angio Guttiferales              
40 Angio Hamamelidales Griseb. 3 46 671      
41 Angio Illiciales Hu ex Cronquist 2 5 91      
42 Angio Juglandales Dumort 2 8 60      
43 Angio Lamiales Bromhead 4   7800      
44 Angio Laurales Perleb. 8 97 2600      
45 Angio Lecythidales Cronquist            
46 Angio Liliales Perleb., Lehrb. 15 400 20000      
47 Angio Linales Baskerville 5          
48 Angio Magnoliales Bromhead 10 181 3050      
49 Angio Malpighiales Mart.            
50 Angio Malvales Dumort 10 250 3400      
51 Angio Myricales Engl. 3 17 1100   Trees, Shrubs Myricales had only one family, Myricaceae but Myricaceae is now classified under Juglandales. Continue from there.
52 Angio Myrtales Rchb. 15 400 10400      
53 Angio Nepenthales Dumort 3 8 109      
54 Angio Nymphaeales Dumort           Not sure if the order Nyphaeales has any woody elements. More research needed.
55 Angio Pandales Engl & Gilg. 1 3 650     Pandales had only one family. Pandaceae. That is now blended into Euphorbiales.
56 Angio Pandanales Lindl.            
57 Angio Piperales Dumort 3 15 2000      
58 Angio Plantaginales Lindl. 1 3 270      
59 Angio Polygalales Dumort 7          
60 Angio Polygonales Dumort 1 40 800      
61 Angio Primulales Dumort 3   1900      
62 Angio Proteales Dumort            
63 Angio Ranunculales Dumort 8 167 3000      
64 Angio Restionales Hook f.            
65 Angio Rhamnales Dumort 3 67 1700      
66 Angio Rhizophorales Tiegh. ex Reveal            
67 Angio Rosales Perleb. 24 320 6700      
68 Angio Rubiales Dumort 2          
69 Angio Santalales Dumort 21          
70 Angio Sapindales Dumort 15 500 6200      
71 Angio Sapotales Hook f.            
72 Angio Scrophulariales Lindl. 18 750 10000      
73 Angio Solanales Dumort 9          
74 Angio Theales Lindl. 10 8 109      
75 Angio Trochodendrales Takht. ex Cronquist            
76 Angio Urticales Dumort 2 8 60      
77 Angio Violales Perleb, Lehrb 24 300 4790      
78 Angio Zingerberales Griseb. 8 89 550      
79 Gymno Ephredales Dumort            
80 Gymno Welwitschiales Skottsb. ex Reveal            
81 Gymno Pinales Dumort 4          
82 Angio Annonales Lindley           Often replaced by Magnoliales
83 Angio Bouraginales Dumort            
84 Angio Capparales Hutch. 5 427 4000      
85 Angio Cunoniales Hutch.           See listings under Rosales
86 Angio Ebenales Engl.           Many families reclassified out of Ebanales
87 Angio Rutales Perleb.            
88 Angio Saxifragales Dumort            
89 Angio Tamaricales Hutch.            
91 Angio Cyatheales   2          
92 Angio Cytheales   2          
93 Angio Plumbaginales Juss. 1 27 730 Cosmopolitan Shrubs, Lianes or usually herbs Usually included under Primulales
Chief genera are Ceratostigma, Plumbago, Acantholimon, Armeria, Limonium
 
               
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