Ranunculaceae
This list of genera was made in January 2026 according to World Flora Online, Plants of the World Online, and Stevens 2001 onwards (APWeb), Cheng et al. 2013, Emadzade et al. 2010, Hoot et al. 2012, Jabbour & Renner (2011), Kim et al. 2009, Ling et al. 2024, Schuettpelz & Hoot (2004), Wang et al. 2013, and Xiang et al. 2025. This list includes only genera present in our herbaria: M and MSB.
| All genera (accepted genera in bold) | Stored under | Synonyms included |
|---|---|---|
| Aconitum L. | ||
| Actaea L. | Souliea Franch. | |
| Adonis L. | ||
| Anemoclema (Franch.) W.T.Wang | ||
| Anemonastrum Holub (Prev. under Anemone L.) | ||
| Anemone L. | Oreithales Schltdl. | |
| Anemonopsis Siebold & Zucc. | ||
| Aquilegia L. | ||
| Arcteranthis Greene (Prev. under Ranunculus L.) | ||
| Barneoudia Gay | Knowltonia Salisb. | |
| Beckwithia Jeps. (Prev. under Ranunculus L.) | ||
| Calathodes Hook.f. & Thomson (Prev. under Trollius L.) | ||
| Callianthemoides Tamura (Prev. under Ranunculus L.) | ||
| Callianthemum C.A.Mey. | ||
| Caltha L. | ||
| Ceratocephala Moench | Ranunculus L. | |
| Clematis L. | Clematopsis Bojer ex Hook. | |
| Clematopsis Bojer ex Hook. | Clematis L. | |
| Consolida Gray | Delphinium L. | |
| Coptidium (Prantl) Á.Löve & D.Löve ex Tzvelev (Prev. under Ranunculus L.) | ||
| Coptis Salisb. | ||
| Cyrtorhyncha Nutt. (Prev. under Ranunculus L.) | ||
| Delphinium L. | Consolida Gray | |
| Dichocarpum W.T.Wang & Hsiao (Prev. under Isopyrum L.) | ||
| Enemion Raf. (Prev. under Isopyrum L.) | ||
| Eranthis Salisb. | ||
| Ficaria Guett. (Prev. under Ranunculus L.) | ||
| Garidella L. | Nigella L. | |
| Glaucidium Siebold & Zucc. | ||
| Gymnaconitum (Stapf) Wei Wang & Z.D.Chen (Prev. under Aconitum L.) | ||
| Halerpestes Greene (Prev. under Ranunculus L.) | ||
| Hamadryas Comm. ex Juss. | ||
| Helleborus L. | ||
| Hepatica Mill. | ||
| Hydrastis J.Ellis | ||
| Isopyrum L. | ||
| Knowltonia Salisb. | Barneoudia Gay | |
| Komaroffia Kuntze | Nigella L. | |
| Krapfia DC. (Prev. under Ranunculus L.) | ||
| Kumlienia Greene (Prev. under Ranunculus L.) | ||
| Laccopetalum Ulbr. | ||
| Leptopyrum Rchb. | ||
| Myosurus L. | ||
| Nigella L. | Garidella L., Komaroffia Kuntze | |
| Oreithales Schltdl. | Anemone L. | |
| Oxygraphis Bunge | ||
| Paraquilegia J.R.Drumm. & Hutch. | ||
| Peltocalathos Tamura (Prev. under Ranunculus L.) | ||
| Pulsatilla Mill. | ||
| Ranunculus L. | Ceratocephala Moench | |
| Semiaquilegia Makino | ||
| Souliea Franch. | Actaea L. | |
| Staphisagria Hill | ||
| Thalictrum L. | ||
| Trautvetteria Fisch. & C.A.Mey. | ||
| Trollius L. | ||
| Xanthorhiza Marshall |
References
- Cheng, J., Xie, L. (2013). Molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of Caltha (Ranunculaceae) based on analyses of multiple nuclear and plastid sequences. Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 52, 1, 51-67. https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.12051
- Emadzade, K., Lehnebach, C., Lockhart, P., Hörandl, E. (2010). A molecular phylogeny, morphology and classification of genera of Ranunculeae (Ranunculaceae). Taxon, 59 (3), 809-828. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.593011
- Hoot, S., Meyer, K.M., Manning, J.C. (2012). Phylogeny and Reclassification of Anemone (Ranunculaceae), with an Emphasis on Austral Species. Systematic Botany. 37. 139-152. https://doi.org/10.1600/036364412X616729
- Jabbour, F., Renner, S. (2011). Resurrection of the genus Staphisagria J. Hill, sister to all the other Delphinieae (Ranunculaceae). PhytoKeys 7, 21-26. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.7.2010
- Kim, Y., Park, C-W., Kim, K-J. (2009). Complete Chloroplast DNA Sequence from a Korean Endemic Genus, Megaleranthis saniculifolia, and Its Evolutionary Implications. Molecules and Cells, 27, 3, 365-382. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10059-009-0047-6
- Ling, Y.Y., Peng, H.W., Lian, L., Erst, A.S., Xiang, K.L., Wang, W. (2024). Out of and in East Asia: Phylogeny, biogeography and diversification of Thalictroideae (Ranunculaceae) in the Northern Hemisphere. Annals of Botany, 134, 7, 1251-1262. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcae148
- Schuettpelz, E., Hoot, S.B. (2004). Phylogeny and biogeography of Caltha (Ranunculaceae) based on chloroplast and nuclear DNA sequences. American Journal of Botany, 91, 2, 247-253. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.91.2.247
- Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since].
- Wang, W., Liu, Y., Yu, S-X., Gao, T-G., Chen, Z-D. (2013). Gymnaconitum, a new genus of Ranunculaceae endemic to the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau. Taxon, 62(4), 713-722. https://doi.org/10.12705/624.10
- Xiang, K-L., Cao, G-L., Peng, H-W., Li, X-Q., Erst, A. S., Lian, L., Erst, T. V., Jabbour, F., Ortiz, R.C., Wang, W. (2025). Molecular phylogeny of Anemone (Ranunculaceae), with special emphasis on the origin of alpine species. Taxon, 74, 2, 292-306. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.13297
Foto: Hepatica Mill. © Luo Chen