Significant plant families in the Neotropics.

Resource books and articles:

Gentry, A. H. 1993. A Field Guide to the Families and Genera of Woody Plants of Northwest South America : With Supplementary Notes on Herbaceous Taxa. University of Chicago Press.

Heywood, V. H. 1993. Flowering Plants of the World, Updated Edition. Oxford University Press. (a copy of older version is in reference section of library).

Judd, W. S., C. S. Campbell, E. A. Kellogg, and P. F. Stevens. 1999. Plant Systematics: A Phylogenetic Approach. Sinauer.

Judd, W. S., R. W. Sanders, and M. J. Donoghue. 1994. Angiosperm family pairs: preliminary phylogenetic analyses. Harvard papers in Botany 5:1-51.

Families

Basal Tracheophytes
tree ferns (various families)

Basal seed plants (pre-angiosperm)
Cycads (Zamiaceae)

Basal Angiosperms
Piperaceae
Annonaceae
Lauraceae

Eudicots
Vitaceae
Cactaceae (cacti)
Loranthaceae/Viscaceae (mistletoes)
Malpighiaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Clusiaceae (Guttiferae)
Rhizophoraceae
Passifloraceae
Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
Roseaceae
Moraceae
Cecropiaceae
Urticaceae
Cucurbitaceae
Begoniaceae
Fagaceae
Myrtaceae
Melastomataceae
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae, includes Capparaceae)
Balsaminaceae (Impatiens)
Caricaceae
Malvaceae (including Sterculiaceae, Bombacaceae, Tiliaceae)
Meliaceae
Rutaceae
Sapindaceae
Anacardiaceae
Bursuraceae
Sapotaceae
Ericaceae
Solanaceae
Convolvulaceae
Rubiaceae
Apocynaceae (includes Asclepiadaceae)
Bignoniaceae
Acanthaceae
Gesneriaceae
Verbenaceae
Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
Avicenniaceae
Apiaceae (Umbelliferae, includes Araliaceae)
Campanulaceae (includes Lobeliaceae)
Asteraceae (Compositae)

Monocots
Araceae
Cyclanthaceae
Orchidaceae
Aracaceae (Palmae)
Bromeliaceae
Poaceae (Gramineae)
Cyperaceae
Zingiberaceae
Musaceae
Marantaceae
Heliconiacea
Costaceae
Cyclanthaceae


John T. Longino, The Evergreen State College, Olympia WA 98505 USA. longinoj@evergreen.edu


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