Trimeniaceae is the
botanical nameA botanical name is a formal scientific name conforming to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature and, if it concerns a plant cultigen, the additional cultivar and/or Group epithets must conform to the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants...
of a family of flowering plants. Such a family has been recognized by most taxonomists, at least for the past several decades.
It is a small family of one genus (or possibly two) with half-a-dozen species, of woody plants, bearing essential oils. The family is subtropical to tropical and found in
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, eastern
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and the
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.
APG II
The
APG II systemThe APG II system of plant classification is the second, now obsolete, version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy that was published in April 2003 by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. It was a revision of the first APG system, published in 1998, and was superseded in 2009...
, of 2003, also recognizes such a family and places it in order
AustrobaileyalesAustrobaileyales is the botanical name for an order of flowering plants, consisting of about 100 species of woody plants, perhaps the most famous of which is the spice star anise.- In different classifications :...
, an order which is accepted as being among the most basic lineages in the clade angiosperms.
APG
The
APG systemThe APG system of plant classification is the first, now obsolete, version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy that was published in 1998 by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. It was superseded in 2003 by a revision, the APG II system, and then in 2009 by a further...
, of 1998, also recognized this family, but left it unplaced as to order, and regarded it as being among the most basic lineages in the clade angiosperms.
Cronquist
The
Cronquist systemThe Cronquist system is a taxonomic classification system of flowering plants. It was developed by Arthur Cronquist in his texts An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants and The Evolution and Classification of Flowering Plants .Cronquist's system places flowering plants into two...
, of 1981, accepted this family and placed it in
- the order Laurales
The Laurales are an order of flowering plants. They are magnoliids, related to the Magnoliales.The order includes about 2500-2800 species from 85-90 genera, which comprise seven families of trees and shrubs. Most of the species are tropical and subtropical, though a few genera reach the temperate...
,
- in subclass Magnoliidae
Magnoliids are a group of about 9,000 species of flowering plants, including magnolias, nutmeg, bay laurel, cinnamon, avocado, black pepper, and many others. They are characterized by trimerous flowers, pollen with one pore, and usually branching-veined leaves.-Classification:Traditionally,...
,
- in class Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida is a valid botanical name for a class of flowering plants. By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its circumscription can otherwise vary, being more inclusive or less inclusive depending upon the classification system being discussed.-Cronquist and...
[=dicotyledons],
- of division Magnoliophyta [=angiosperms].
Thorne
The
Thorne system (1992)A modern system of plant taxonomy, the Thorne system of plant classification was drawn up by the botanist Robert F. Thorne . He replaced it in 2000 with a new system. These two systems were published in:...
accepted this family and placed it in
- the order Magnoliales,
- in superorder Magnolianae,
- in subclass Magnoliideae [=dicotyledons],
- in class Magnoliopsida [=angiosperms].
Dahlgren
The
Dahlgren systemOne of the modern systems of plant taxonomy, the Dahlgren system was published by monocot specialist Rolf Dahlgren. His wife Gertrud Dahlgren carried on after his death.According to the extensive listing by Professor Reveal One of the modern systems of plant taxonomy, the Dahlgren system was...
accepted this family and placed it in
- the order Laurales,
- in superorder Magnolianae,
- in subclass Magnoliideae [=dicotyledons],
- in class Magnoliopsida [=angiosperms].
Engler
The
Engler systemOne of the prime systems of plant taxonomy, the Engler system was devised by Adolf Engler.According to Engler, Syllabus der Pflanzenfamilien the main groups of plants are:* I. divisio Schizophyta* II. divisio Phytosarcodina...
, in the update of 1964, accepted this family and placed it in
- the order Magnoliales, which was placed
- in subclass Archychlamydeae,
- in class Dicotyledoneae,
- in subdivision Angiospermae