List of families at M and MSB
Families of seed plants found at M and MSB. This list is based on the current classification of plant families at M and MSB which is largely historical with some modifications. Recent updates are indicated. Recently segregated families not contained in the list are likely to be found in those families from which they were segregated. Some families contained in the list are not recognized any longer. When searching for genera of such families, their past and current familial association needs to be considered.
| Families at M and MSB | Order | Currently accepted family | re-organized | Table online | Storage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthaceae | Lamiales | ||||
| Aceraceae | Sapindales | Sapindaceae | |||
| Achariaceae | Malpighiales | ||||
| Actinidiaceae | Ericales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | Separated in 2024 (prev. under Dilleniaceae) | |
| Adoxaceae | Dipsacales | ||||
| Aizoaceae | Caryophyllales | ||||
| Alismataceae | Alismatales | ||||
| Alseuosmiaceae | Asterales | Separated in 2024 (prev. under Ericaceae) | |||
| Alzateaceae | Myrtales | 1 genus (Alzatea Ruiz & Pav.) | ✓ | Stored under Celastraceae | |
| Amaranthaceae | Caryophyllales | Amaranthaceae s.s. (2024 by Tina Kiedaisch) | |||
| Amaryllidaceae | Asparagales | ||||
| Anacardiaceae | Sapindales | ||||
| Ancistrocladaceae | Caryophyllales | 1 genus (Ancistrocladus Wall.) | ✓ | ||
| Annonaceae | Magnoliales | ||||
| Apocynaceae | Gentianales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | ||
| Aponogetonaceae | Alismatales | 1 genus (Aponogeton L.f.) | ✓ | ||
| Aquifoliaceae | Aquifoliales | ||||
| Araceae | Alismatales | ||||
| Araliaceae | Apiales | ||||
| Aristolochiaceae | Piperales | ||||
| Asclepiadaceae | Gentianales | Apocynaceae | ✓ (2024) | ✓ (Apocynaceae) | |
| Asteropeiaceae | Caryophyllales | 1 genus (Asteropeia Thouars) | ✓ | Separated in 2024 (prev. under Theaceae) | |
| Austrobaileyaceae | Austrobaileyales | 1 genus (Austrobaileya C.T.White) | ✓ | ||
| Balanophoraceae | Santanales | ||||
| Balanopsidaceae | Malpighiales | Balanopaceae | |||
| Balsaminaceae | Ericales | ||||
| Basellaceae | Caryophyllales | ||||
| Batidaceae | Brassicales | Bataceae | 1 genus (Batis P.Browne) | ||
| Begoniaceae | Cucurbitales | ||||
| Berberidaceae | Ranunculales | ||||
| Betulaceae | Fagales | ||||
| Bignoniaceae | Lamiales | ||||
| Bixaceae | Malvales | We have Bixa L. | |||
| Bombacaceae | Malvales | Malvaceae | |||
| Bonnetiaceae | Malpighiales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | Separated in 2024 (prev. under Theaceae) | |
| Boraginaceae | Boraginales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | ||
| Brassicaceae | Brassicales | ||||
| Bromeliaceae | Poales | ||||
| Brunelliaceae | Oxalidales | 1 genus (Brunellia Ruiz &Pav.) | |||
| Bruniaceae | Bruniales | ||||
| Burmanniaceae | Dioscoreales | ||||
| Burseraceae | Sapindales | ||||
| Butomaceae | Alismatales | ||||
| Buxaceae | Buxales | ||||
| Cactaceae | Caryophyllales | ||||
| Calceolariaceae | Lamiales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | Separated in 2024 (prev. under Scrophulariaceae) | |
| Callitrichaceae | Lamiales | Plantaginaceae | |||
| Calycanthaceae | Laurales | We have Calycanthus L. | |||
| Calyceraceae | Asterales | ||||
| Campanulaceae | Asterales | ||||
| Canellaceae | Canellales | ||||
| Cannaceae | Zingiberales | 1 genus (Canna L.) | ✓ | ||
| Capparidaceae | Brassicales | Capparaceae | |||
| Caprifoliaceae | Dipsacales | ||||
| Cardiopetridaceae | Cardiopetridales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | Separated in 2024 (prev. under Icacinaceae) | |
| Caricaceae | Brassicales | ||||
| Carlemanniaceae | Lamiales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | ||
| Caryocaraceae | Malpighiales | ||||
| Caryophyllaceae | Caryophyllales | ||||
| Casuarinaceae | Fagales | ||||
| Celastraceae | Celastrales | ||||
| Centrolepidaceae | Poales | ||||
| Cephalotaceae | Oxalidales | 1 genus (Cephalotuts Labill.) | ✓ | ||
| Ceratophyllaceae | Ceratophyllales | ||||
| Chenopodiaceae | Caryophyllales | Amaranthaceae | |||
| Chlaenaceae | Malvales | Sarcolaenaceae | |||
| Chloranthaceae | Chloranthales | ||||
| Cistaceae | Malvales | ✓ (2021) | ✓ | ||
| Clethraceae | Ericales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | ||
| Cneoraceae | Sapindales | Rutaceae? | 1 genus (Cneorum L.) | ||
| Cochlospermaceae | Malvales | Bixaceae | |||
| Codonaceae | Boraginales | 1 genus (Codon L.) | ✓ | Separated in 2024 (prev. under Boraginaceae) | |
| Columelliaceae | Bruniales | ||||
| Combretaceae | Myrtales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | ||
| Commelinaceae | Commelinales | ||||
| Compositae | Asterales | Asteraceae | |||
| Connaraceae | Oxalidales | ||||
| Convolvulaceae | Solanales | ||||
| Cordiaceae | Boraginales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | Separated in 2024 (previously under Boraginaceae) | |
| Coriariaceae | Cucurbitales | 1 genus (Coriaria L.) | ✓ | ||
| Cornaceae | Cornales | ||||
| Corynocarpaceae | Cucurbitales | 1 genus (Corynocarpus J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) | ✓ | ||
| Crassulaceae | Saxifragales | ||||
| Crossosomataceae | Crossosomatales | ||||
| Crypteroniaceae | Myrtales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | ||
| Cucurbitaceae | Cucurbitales | ||||
| Cunoniaceae | Oxalidales | ||||
| Cupressaceae | Cupressales | ||||
| Cycadaceae | Cycadales | ||||
| Cyclanthaceae | Pandanales | ||||
| Cynomoriaceae | Saxifragales | 1 genus (Cynomorium L.) | ✓ | ||
| Cyperaceae | Poales | ||||
| Cyrillaceae | Ericales | ||||
| Daphniphyllaceae previously in Euphorbiaceae | 1 genus (Daphniphyllum Blume) | ✓ | |||
| Datiscaceae | Cucurbitales | ||||
| Degeneriaceae | Magnoliales | 1 genus (Degeneria I.W.Bailey & A.C.Sm.) | ✓ | ||
| Diapensiaceae | Ericales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | ||
| Dichapetalaceae | Malpighiales | ||||
| Didiereaceae | Caryophyllales | ||||
| Dilleniaceae | Dilleniales | ||||
| Dioscoraceae | Dioscoreales | ||||
| Dipsacaceae | Dipsacales | ||||
| Dipterocarpaceae | Malvales | ||||
| Droseraceae | Caryophyllales | ||||
| Ebenaceae | Ericales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | ||
| Ehretiaceae | Boraginales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | Separated in 2024 (previously in Boraginaceae) | |
| Elaeocarpaceae | Oxalidales | ||||
| Elatinaceae | Malpighiales | ||||
| Eleagnaceae | Rosales | ||||
| Empetraceae | Ericales | Ericaceae | ✓ (2024) | ✓ (Ericaceae) | |
| Epacridaceae | Ericales | Ericaceae | ✓ (2024) | ✓ (Ericaceae) | |
| Ephedraceae | Ephedrales | 1 genus (Ephedra Tourn. ex L.) | ✓ | ||
| Ericaceae | Ericales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | ||
| Eriocaulaceae | Poales | ||||
| Erythroxylaceae | Malpighiales | ||||
| Eucryphiaceae | Oxalidales | Cunoniaceae | 1 genus (Eucryphia Cav.) | ||
| Euphorbiaceae | Malpighiales | ||||
| Eupomatiaceae | Magnoliales | 1 genus (Eupomatia R.Br.) | ✓ | ||
| Fagaceae | Fagales | ||||
| Flacourtiaceae | Malpighiales | Mostly in Achariaceae and Salicaceae | |||
| Flagellariaceae | Poales | 1 genus (Flagellaria L.) | ✓ | ||
| Fouquieriaceae | Ericales | 1 genus (Fouquieria Kunth) | ✓ | ||
| Francoaceae | Geraniales | ||||
| Frankeniaceae | Caryophyllales | 1 genus (Frankenia L.) | ✓ | ||
| Geissolomataceae | Crossosomatales | 1 genus (Gesissoloma Lindl. ex Kunth) | ✓ | ||
| Gelsemiaceae | Gentianales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | Separated in 2024 (previously in Boraginaceae & Loganiaceae) | |
| Gentianaceae | Gentianales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | ||
| Geraniacea | Geraniales | ||||
| Gesneriaceae | Lamiales | ||||
| Globulariaceae | Lamiales | Plantaginaceae | |||
| Gnetaceae | Gnetales | 1 genus (Gnetum L.) | ✓ | ||
| Gomortegaceae | Laurales | 1 genus (Gomortega Ruiz & Pav.) | ✓ | ||
| Gonystylaceae | Malvales | Thymelaeaceae? | |||
| Goodeniaceae | Asterales | ||||
| Grubbiaceae | Cornales | 1 genus (Grubbia P.J.Bergius) | ✓ | ||
| Guttiferae | Malpighiales | Clusiaceae | |||
| Gynkgoaceae | Gynkgoales | 1 genus (Ginkgo L.) | ✓ | ||
| Haemodoraceae | Commelinales | ||||
| Haloragaceae | Saxifragales | ||||
| Hamamelidaceae | Saxifragales | ||||
| Heliotropiaceae | Boraginales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | Separated in 2024 (previously in Boraginaceae) | |
| Hernandiaceae | Laurales | ||||
| Himantandraceae | Magnoliales | ||||
| Hippocastanaceae | Sapindales | Sapindaceae | |||
| Hippocrateaceae | Celastrales | Celastraceae | |||
| Huaceae | Oxalidales | ||||
| Humiriaceae | Malpighiales | ||||
| Hydnoraceae | Piperales | ||||
| Hydrocaryaceae | Myrtales | Lythraceae | 1 genus (Trapa L.) | ✓ (Lythraceae) | |
| Hydrocharitaceae | Alismatales | ||||
| Hydroleaceae | Solanales | 1 genus (Hydrolea L.) | ✓ | Separated in 2024 (previously in Boraginaceae) | |
| Hydrophyllaceae | Boraginales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Hydrostachyaceae | Cornales | 1 genus (Hydrostachys Thouars) | |||
| Icacinaceae | Icacinales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | ||
| Iridaceae | Asparagales | ||||
| Juglandaceae | Fagales | ||||
| Juncaceae | Poales | ||||
| Juncaginaceae | Alismatales | ||||
| Koeberliniaceae | Brassicales | 1 genus (Koeberlinia Zucc.) | ✓ | ||
| Labiatae | Lamiales | ||||
| Lacistemataceae | Malpighiales | ||||
| Lactoridaceae | Piperales | Aristolochiaceae | 1 genus (Lactoris Phil.) | ||
| Lardizabalaceae | Ranunculales | ||||
| Lauraceae | Laurales | ||||
| Lecythidaceae | Ericales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | ||
| Leguminosae-Cesalpinioideae | Fabales | Fabaceae | |||
| Leguminosae-Mimosoideae | Fabales | Fabaceae | |||
| Leguminosae-Papilionideae/Fabaceae | Fabales | Fabaceae | Astragalus (All specimens imaged: Daniele Buono 2023-2024) | ||
| Leitneriaceae | Sapindales | Simaroubaceae | |||
| Lemnaceae | Alismatales | Araceae | |||
| Lennoaceae | Boraginales | Ehretiaceae | 1 genus (Lennoa Lex.) | ||
| Lentibulariaceae | Lamiales | ||||
| Liliaceae | Liliales | ||||
| Limnanthaceae | Brassicales | ||||
| Linaceae | Malpighiales | ||||
| Linderniaceae | Lamiales | Separated in 2024 (prev. under Scrophulariaceae) | |||
| Loasaceae | Cornales | ||||
| Loganiaceae | Gentianales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | ||
| Lophopyxidaceae | Malpighiales | 1 genus (Lophopyxis Hook.f.) | ✓ | Separated in 2024 (prev. under Icacinaceae) | |
| Loranthaceae | Santanales | ||||
| Lythraceae | Myrtales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | ||
| Magnoliaceae | Magnoliales | ||||
| Malesherbiaceae | Malpighiales | Passifloraceae | 1 genus (Malesherbia Ruiz & Pav.) | ||
| Malpighiaceae | Malpighiales | ||||
| Malvaceae | Malvales | ||||
| Marantaceae | Zingiberales | ||||
| Marcgraviaceae | Ericales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | ||
| Martyniaceae | Lamiales | ||||
| Mayacaceae | Poales | ||||
| Mazaceae | Lamiales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | Separated in 2024 (Prev. under Scophulariaceae) | |
| Melastomataceae | Myrtales | ||||
| Meliaceae | Sapindales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | ||
| Melianthaceae | Geraniales | ||||
| Menispermaceae | Ranunculales | ||||
| Menyanthaceae | Asterales | Separated in 2024 (prev. under Loganiaceae) | |||
| Metteniusaceae | Metteniusales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | Separated in 2024 (prev. under Icacinaceae) | |
| Monimiaceae | Laurales | ||||
| Moraceae | Rosales | ||||
| Moringaceae | Brassicales | 1 genus (Moringa Adans.) | |||
| Musaceae | Zingiberales | ||||
| Myoporaceae | Lamiales | Scrophulariaceae | |||
| Myricaceae | Fagales | ||||
| Myristicaceae | Magnoliales | ||||
| Myrothamnaceae | Gunnerales | 1 genus (Myrothamnus Welw.) | |||
| Myrsinaceae | Ericales | Primulaceae | ✓ (2024) | ✓ (Primulaceae) | |
| Myrtaceae | Myrtales | ||||
| Myzodendraceae | Santanales | Misodendraceae | 1 genus (Misodendrum Banks ex DC.) | ||
| Najadaceae | Alismatales | Hydrocharitaceae | 1 genus (Najas L.) | ||
| Namaceae | Boraginales | ✓ | Separated in 2024 (previously in Boraginaceae) | ||
| Nepenthaceae | Caryophyllales | 1 genus (Nepenthes L.) | ✓ | ||
| Nolanaceae | Solanales | Solanaceae | 1 genus (Nolana L.) | ||
| Nyctaginaceae | Caryophyllales | ||||
| Nymphaceae | Nympheales | ||||
| Ochnaceae | Malpighiales | ||||
| Olacaceae | Santanales | ||||
| Oleaceae | Lamiales | ✓ (2021) | ✓ | ||
| Oliniaceae | Myrtales | Penaeaceae | 1 genus (Olinia Thunb.) | ✓ (Penaeaceae) | |
| Onagraceae | Myrtales | ||||
| Opiliaceae | Santanales | ||||
| Orchidaceae | Asparagales | ||||
| Orobanchaceae | Lamiales | ||||
| Oxalidaceae | Oxalidales | ||||
| Pakaraimaea Maguire & P.S. Ashton | Malvales | ✓ | Separated in 2024 (prev. under in Tiliaceae) | ||
| Palmae | Arecales | Arecaceae | |||
| Pandaceae | Malpighiales | ||||
| Pandanaceae | Pandanales | ||||
| Papaveraceae | Ranunculales | ||||
| Passifloraceae | Malpighiales | ||||
| Paulowniaceae | Lamiales | 1 genus (Paulownia Siebold & Zucc.) following Olmstead 2021 | ✓ | Separated in 2024 (prev. under Scrophulariaceae) | |
| Pedaliaceae | Lamiales | ||||
| Peltantheraceae | Lamiales | 1 genus (Peltanthera Benth.) following Olmstead 2021 | ✓ | Separated in 2024 (prev. under Scrophulariaceae) | |
| Penaeaceae | Myrtales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | ||
| Pennantiaceae | Apiales | 1 genus (Pennantia J.R.Forster & G.Forster) | ✓ | Separated in 2024 (prev. under Icacinaceae) | |
| Pentaphylacaceae | Ericales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | ||
| Phrymaceae | Lamiales | 1 genus (Phryma L.) | |||
| Phylidraceae | Commelinales | ||||
| Phytolaccaceae | Caryophyllales | ||||
| Pinaceae | Pinales | ||||
| Piperaceae | Piperales | ||||
| Pittosporaceae | Apiales | ||||
| Plantaginaceae | Lamiales | ||||
| Platanaceae | Proteales | ||||
| Plumbaginaceae | Caryophyllales | ||||
| Poaceae | Poales | ||||
| Podostemonaceae | Malpighiales | ||||
| Polemoniaceae | Ericales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | ||
| Polygalaceae | Fabales | ||||
| Polygonaceae | Caryophyllales | ||||
| Pontederiaceae | Commelinales | ||||
| Portulacaceae | Caryophyllales | 1 genus (Portulaca L.) | ✓ | ||
| Potamogetonaceae | Alismatales | ||||
| Primulaceae | Ericales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | ||
| Proteaceae | Proteales | ||||
| Punicaceae | Myrtales | Lythraceae | 1 genus (Punica L.) | ✓ (Lythraceae) | |
| Pyrolaceae | Ericales | Ericaceae | ✓ (2024) | ✓ (Ericaceae) | |
| Quiinaceae | Malpighiales | Ochnaceae | |||
| Quillajaceae | Fabales | 1 genus (Quillaja Molina) | ✓ | Stored under Rosaceae | |
| Rafflesiaceae | Malpighiales | ||||
| Ranunculaceae | Ranunculales | ||||
| Rapataceae | Poales | ||||
| Resedaceae | Brassicales | ||||
| Restionaceae | Poales | ||||
| Rhamnaceae | Rosales | ||||
| Rhizophoraceae | Malpighiales | ||||
| Roridulaceae | Ericales | 1 genus (Roridula Burm. ex L.) | ✓ | Separated in 2024 from Droseraceae | |
| Rosaceae | Rosales | ||||
| Rubiaceae | Gentianales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | ||
| Rutaceae | Sapindales | ||||
| Sabiaceae | Proteales | ||||
| Salicaceae | Malpighiales | ||||
| Salvadoraceae | Brassicales | ✓ (2021) | ✓ | ||
| Santalaceae | Santanales | ||||
| Sapindaceae | Sapindales | ||||
| Sapotaceae | Ericales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | ||
| Sarraceniaceae | Ericales | ||||
| Saururaceae | Piperales | ||||
| Saxifragaceae | Saxifragales | ||||
| Schisandraceae | Austrobaileyales | ||||
| Schlegeliaceae | Lamiales | Separated in 2024 (prev. under Scrophulariaceae) | |||
| Scrophulariaceae | Lamiales | ||||
| Scytopetalaceae | Ericales | Lecythidaceae | ✓ | ✓ (Lecythidaceae) | |
| Simaroubaceae | Sapindales | ||||
| Siparunaceae | Laurales | 1 genus (Siparuna Aubl.) | |||
| Sladeniaceae | Ericales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | Separated in 2024 (prev. under Ericaceae) | |
| Solanaceae | Solanales | ||||
| Sonneratiaceae | Myrtales | Lythraceae | ✓ (2024) | ✓ (Lythraceae) | |
| Sparginaceae | Poales | Typhaceae | 1 genus (Sparganium L.) | ||
| Stachyuraceae | Crossosomatales | 1 genus (Stachyurus Siebold & Zucc.) | |||
| Stackhousiaceae | Celastrales | Celastraceae | 1 genus (Stackhousia Sm.) | ||
| Staphileaceae | Crossosomatales | Staphyleaceae | |||
| Stemonaceae | Liliales | ||||
| Stemonuraceae | Cardiopetridales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | Separated in 2024 (prev. under Icacinaceae) | |
| Sterculiaceae | Malvales | ||||
| Stilbaceae | Lamiales | Separated in 2024 (prev. under Loganiaceae | |||
| Stylidiaceae | Asterales | ||||
| Styracaceae | Ericales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | ||
| Symplocaceae | Ericales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | ||
| Taccaceae | Dioscoreales | ||||
| Tamaricaceae | Caryophyllales | ||||
| Taxaceae | Cupressales | ||||
| Tepuianthaceae | Malvales | Thymelaeaceae | 1 genus (Tepuianthus Maguire & Steyerm.) | ||
| Tetracentraceae | Trochodendrales | Trochodendraceae? | |||
| Tetrachondraceae | Lamiales | ||||
| Tetrameristaceae | Ericales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | Separated in 2024 (prev. under Theaceae) | |
| Theaceae | Ericales | ✓ (2024) | ✓ | ||
| Theophrastaceae | Ericales | Primulaceae | ✓ (2024) | ✓ (Primulaceae) | |
| Thomandersiaceae | Lamiales | 1 genus (Thomandersia Baillon) | Separated in 2024 (prev. under Scrophulariaceae) | ||
| Thymelaeaceae | Malvales | ||||
| Ticodendraceae | Fagales | ||||
| Tiliaceae | Malvales | ||||
| Tovariaceae | Brassicales | 1 genus (Tovaria Rui & Pav.) | |||
| Tremandraceae | Oxalidales | Elaeocarpaceae | |||
| Trigoniaceae | Malpighiales | ||||
| Triplochitonaceae | Malvales | Malvaceae | 1 genus (Triplochiton K.Schum.) | ||
| Triuridaceae | Pandanales | ||||
| Trochodendraceae | Trochodendrales | ||||
| Tropaeolaceae | Brassicales | 1 genus (Tropaeolum L.) | |||
| Turneraceae | Malpighiales | Passifloraceae | |||
| Typhaceae | Poales | ||||
| Ulmaceae | Rosales | ||||
| Umbelliferae | Apiales | Apiaceae | |||
| Urticaceae | Rosales | ||||
| Vahliaceae | Vahliales | 1 genus (Vahlia Thunb.) | ✓ | Stored under Saxifragaceae | |
| Valerianaceae | Dipsacales | ||||
| Velloziaceae | Pandanales | ||||
| Verbenaceae | Lamiales | ||||
| Violaceae | Malpighiales | ||||
| Vitaceae | Vitales | ||||
| Vochysiaceae | Myrtales | ||||
| Wellstediaceae | Boraginales | 1 genus (Wellstedia Balfour f.) | ✓ | ||
| Welwitschiaceae | Gnetales | 1 genus (Welwitschia Hook.f.) | ✓ | ||
| Wightiaceae | Lamiales | 1 genus (Wightia Wall.) following Olmstead 2021 | ✓ | Separated in 2024 (prev. under Scrophulariaceae) | |
| Winteraceae | Canellales | ||||
| Xeronemataceae | Asparagales | 1 genus (Xeronema Brongn. & Gris | ✓ | Stored under Liliaceae | |
| Xyridaceae | Poales | ||||
| Zingiberaceae | Zingiberales | ||||
| Zygophyllaceae | Zygophyllales |
References
- Olmstead, R.G. (2021) A Synoptical Classification of the Lamiales, Version 2.7.3
- Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since].