Wettstein system

System of plant taxonomy

A system of plant taxonomy, the Wettstein system recognised the following main groups, according to Richard Wettstein's Handbuch der Systematischen Botanik (1901–1924).[1]

3rd edition (1924)

Outline

Synopsis[2]

  • Flagellatae p. 65
  • Myxophyta p. 69
  • Schizophyta
    • Schizophyceae
    • Schizomycetes
  • Zygophyta
    • Peridinieae
    • Bacillarieae
      • Centricae
      • Pennatae
    • Conjugatae
  • Phaeophytae
  • Rhodophyta
    • Bangieae
    • Florideae
  • Euphallophyta
    • Chlorophyceae
    • Fungi
      • Eumycetes
        • Phycomycetes
        • Ascomycetes
        • Basidiomycetes
      • Lichenes
        • Ascolichenes
        • Basidiolichenes
  • Cormophyta
    • Archegoniatae
      • Bryophyta
        • Musci
        • Hepaticae
      • Pteridophyta
        • Psilophytinae
        • Lycopodiinae
        • Psilotinae
        • Equisetinae
        • Isoëtinae
        • Filicinae
        • Cycadofilicinae
    • Anthophyta
      • Gymnospermae
        • Cycadinae
        • Bennettitinae
        • Cordaitinae
        • Gingkoinae
        • Coniferae
        • Gnetinae
      • Angiospermae p. 467
        • Dicotyledones p. 539
          • Choripetalae
            • Monochlamydeae p. 540
            • Dialypetalae
          • Sympetalae
        • Monocotyledones p. 848

Scheme

  • Flagellatae p. 65
  • I. phylum Schizophyta
    1. classis Schizophyceae
    2. classis Schizomycetes
  • II. phylum Monadophyta
  • III. phylum Myxophyta p. 69
  • IV. phylum Conjugatophyta
  • V. phylum Bacillariophyta
  • VI. phylum Conjugatae
  • VII. phylum Rhodophyta
    1. classis Bangieae
    2. classis Florideae
  • VIII. phylum Euthallophyta
    1. classis Chlorophyceae
    2. classis Fungi
    A. Eumycetes
    1. subclassis Phycomycetes
    2. subclassis Ascomycetes
    3. subclassis Basidiomycetes
    B. Lichenes
    1. subclassis Ascolichenes
    2. subclassis Basidiolichenes
  • IX. phylum Cormophyta
    I. divisio Archegoniatae

Bryophyta

  • 1. subdivisio Bryophyta
    1. classis Musci
    2. classis Hepaticae

Pteridophyta

  • 2. subdivisio Pteridophyta
    1. classis Psilophytinae
    2. classis Lycopodiinae
    3. classis Psilotinae
    4. classis Articulatae
    5. classis Filicinae
    II. divisio Anthophyta
    1. subdivisio Gymnospermae
    1. classis Pteridospermae
    2. classis Cycadinae
    3. classis Benettitinae
    4. classis Cordaïtinae
    5. classis Ginkgoinae
    6. classis Coniferae
    7. classis Gnetinae
    2. subdivisio Angiospermae
    1. classis Dicotyledones
    1. subclassis Choripetalae
    A. Monochlamideae
    B. Dialypetalae
    2. subclassis Sympetalae
    2. classis Monocotyledones

Gymnospermae

  • 1. subdivisio Gymnospermae
    1. classis Pteridospermae (fossil only)
    2. classis Cycadinae
    1. familia Cycadaceae
    2. familia Zamiaceae
    3. classis Benettitinae (fossil only)
    4. classis Cordaïtinae (fossil only)
    5. classis Ginkgoinae
    1. familia Ginkgoaceae
    6. classis Coniferae
    1. familia Taxaceae
    2. familia Cupressaceae
    3. familia Abietaceae
    7. classis Gnetinae
    1. familia Ephedraceae
    2. familia Gnetaceae
    3. familia Welwitschiaceae

Angiospermae

  • 2. subdivisio Angiospermae p. 467
Dicotyledones
Monocotyledones

References

Bibliography

  • Wettstein, Richard (1924). Handbuch der Systematischen Botanik 2 vols (3rd ed.). Retrieved 15 April 2015.
    • 1st ed. 1901–1908 Vol. I 1901, Vol. II 1908
    • 2nd ed. 1910–1911
    • 3rd ed. 1923–1924
      • Index
    • 4th ed. 1933–1935

Reviews

First edition

  • B. M. Davis. Handbook of systemic botany. Botanical Gazette. Vol. 32, No. 1 (July, 1901), pp. 61-62 Part 1
  • Charles J. Chamberlain. Handbook of systemic botany. Botanical Gazette. Vol. 37, No. 1 (Jan., 1904), pp. 68-69 Part 2
  • Charles J. Chamberlain. Wettstein's Handbuch. Botanical Gazette. Vol. 45, No. 1 (Jan., 1908), p. 58 Part 3

Second edition

  • Charles J. Chamberlain. Wettstein's Handbuch. Botanical Gazette. Vol. 52, No. 5 (Nov., 1911), p. 405
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