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HUNTIAA Journal of Botanical History

VolUme 11 NUmBer 12000

Hunt Institute for Botanical DocumentationCarnegie mellon University

Pittsburgh

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Huntia publishes articles on all aspects of the his-tory of botany and is published irregularly in one or more numbers per volume of approximately 200 pages by the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213-3890.

editor Scarlett T. TownsendBook reviews and Announcements editor Charlotte A. TancinAssociate editors Gavin D. r. Bridson T. D. Jacobsen Angela l. Todd Frederick H. Utech James J. Whitelayout lugene B. Bruno

external contributions to Huntia are welcome. Please request our “Guidel ines for Contr ibutors” before submitting manuscripts for consideration. editorial correspondence should be directed to the editor. Books for announcement or review should be sent to the Book reviews and Announcements editor.

Page charge is $50.00. The charges for up to five pages per year are waived for Hunt Institute Associates, who also may elect to receive Huntia as a benefit of membership; please contact the Institute for more information.

Subscription rate is $60.00 per volume. orders for subscriptions and back issues should be sent to the Institute.

Printed and bound by Allen Press, Inc., lawrence, Kansas.

Copyright © 2000 by the Hunt Institute for Botanical DocumentationAll rights reserved

ISSN 0073-4071

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a comprehensive scheme for standardized abbreviation of usable plant-family names and type-based suprafamilial names

Robert W. Kiger and James L. Reveal

Abstract

We present a scheme of four-character abbreviations for all 1527 properly usable plant-family names known to have been published through September 1999, and of two-character rank suffixes for coordinated abbreviation of type-based names at standard suprafamilial ranks.

Introduction

this scheme provides a comprehensive basis for standardized semi-mnemonic abbreviation of plant-family names and type-based suprafamilial names. it comprises two coordinated sets of abbreviation elements. the first is a suite of unique four-character abbreviations for all plant-family names that were validly published through September 1999, are legitimate or conserved, are potentially correct, and are admissible. thus, this suite includes, so far as known, every family name that, with citation of the correct authority, might properly be used, and no others. all but nine of these family names are based on generic names, the exceptions being those sanctioned by the

Code. the second set of elements is a list of two-character rank-suffix abbreviations that can be appended to the abbreviations from the family-names suite to obtain unique six-character abbreviations for type-based names at any standard rank above family.

although use of the internet is burgeoning, and works disseminated electronically via telnet, FtP, Gopher, and/or WWW are accessible to an ever-increasing audience, still many researchers and institutions around the world do not have convenient (or any) access to the internet. thus, since this scheme should prove useful in a variety of non-electronic contexts and for local computer applications where internet access is lacking, we are publishing it in traditional form as well as making it available electronically at http://www.inform.umd.edu/PBiO/fam/famabbr.html or as an aSCii file on diskette in Macintosh or DOS format (from RWK on request).

RWK has been responsible for devising the family-name abbreviations and for databasing the resulting set of names and abbreviations. JLR, drawing on his comprehensive investigations with the late Ruurd Hoogland on the publication and nomenclatural status of plant-family names, has been responsible for determining the names to be included in the family list; he also devised the set of rank-suffix abbreviations. We welcome suggestions for improvement, directed to either of us. all brickbats, however, should be aimed at JLR, who is the larger target.

this is a contribution of the Maryland agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service with support from the national agricultural Library.

Hunt institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon university, Pittsburgh Pa 15213 u.S.a. Email: [email protected] [RWK]

Department of Botany, university of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 u.S.a. Email: [email protected] [ JLR]

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Abbreviations for family names

Whenever possible, for mnemonic utility, the abbreviation is the same as the first four letters of the family name’s stem. When the stem comprises only three letters (e.g., Pin-aceae) or only two (e.g., Po-aceae), the abbreviation is filled out to four characters by adding one or two “+” symbols, as appropriate. these fillers can be elided, with no loss of uniqueness, in any contexts that do not require fixed-length abbreviations, or they can be replaced by another non-alphabetic character of choice.

in 951 of the 1527 family names included here, the first four characters (including any fillers) of their stems are unique sequences, which have provided straightforward abbreviations. Otherwise, when the first four letters of two or more stems are identical, the fourth and, in a very few cases, the third characters have been varied to obtain unique abbreviations. Each abbreviation derived by such variation utilizes letters found elsewhere within the stem, chosen for as much mnemonic value as the constraints allow. When a name that has been or is likely to be considered a name in current use belongs to a set that required such variation, it has had priority for least variation.

the two-character suff ix abbreviation aC (for -aceae, indicating family rank) is implicitly appended to each of these four-character abbreviations of family names (more precisely, of their stems). in some contexts, however, it may be desirable to render these two additional characters explicitly (see below under Suprafamilial rank-suffix abbreviations).

the suite of four-character abbreviations appears below in two alphabetical sequences: by full family name, and by abbreviation.

abietaceae aBiEabolbodaceae aBOLabrophyllaceae aBROacaciaceae aCaCacalyphaceae aCaLacanthaceae aCanacanthochlamydaceae aCatacarnaceae aCaRaceraceae aCERachariaceae aCHaachatocarpaceae aCHtachradaceae aCHRachyranthaceae aCHYacmopylaceae aCMOacoraceae aCORacristaceae aCRiacrostichaceae aCROactaeaceae aCtaactinidiaceae aCtiactiniopteridaceae aCtPactinostrobaceae aCtSadenogrammaceae aDEnadiantaceae aDiaadoxaceae aDOXaegialitidaceae aEGiaegicerataceae aEGCaegilopaceae aEGLaeginetiaceae aEGnaegiphilaceae aEGPaesculaceae aESCaextoxicaceae aEXtagapanthaceae aGaPagavaceae aGaVagdestidaceae aGDEagrimoniaceae aGRiagrostidaceae aGROailanthaceae aiLaaizoaceae aiZOakaniaceae aKanalangiaceae aLanalchemillaceae aLCHaldrovandaceae aLDRalismataceae aLiSalliaceae aLLiallioniaceae aLLnallophylaceae aLLOaloaceae aLO+alopecuraceae aLOPalpiniaceae aLPialseuosmiaceae aLSEalsinaceae aLSialsodeiaceae aLSOalsophilaceae aLSPalstroemeriaceae aLStaltingiaceae aLti

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alzateaceae aLZaamaranthaceae aMaRamaryllidaceae aMaLamborellaceae aMBOambrosiaceae aMBRamentotaxaceae aMEnammanniaceae aMMaammiaceae aMMiamomaceae aMOMampelopsidaceae aMPEamygdalaceae aMYGamyridaceae aMYRanacardiaceae anaCanagallidaceae anaGanarthriaceae anaRanchusaceae anCHancistrocladaceae anCiandromedaceae anDMandropogonaceae anDPandrostachyaceae anDRandrosynaceae anDSanemarrhenaceae anERanemiaceae anEManemonaceae anEnangelicaceae anGEangiopteridaceae anGianisophylleaceae aniSannonaceae annOanomochloaceae anOManrederaceae anREanthemidaceae antManthericaceae antHanthobolaceae antBanthoxanthaceae antXantidesmataceae antDantirrhinaceae antiantoniaceae antOantrophyaceae antRaparinaceae aPaRaphloiaceae aPHLaphyllanthaceae aPHYapiaceae aPi+apocynaceae aPOCapodanthaceae aPODaponogetonaceae aPOnaporusaceae aPORaposeridaceae aPOEapostasiaceae aPOSaptandraceae aPtaaquifoliaceae aQuiaquilariaceae aQuLaquilegiaceae aQuGaraceae aR++aragoaceae aRaGaraliaceae aRaL

aralidiaceae aRaDaraucariaceae aRauarbutaceae aRBuarceuthobiaceae aRCEarctostaphylaceae aRCSarctotaceae aRCtardisiaceae aRDiarecaceae aRECargophyllaceae aRGOarisaraceae aRiRaristolochiaceae aRiSaristoteliaceae aRitarjonaceae aRJOarmeriaceae aRMEartemisiaceae aRtEartocarpaceae aRtOarundinaceae aRunarundinellaceae aRuLasaraceae aSaRasclepiadaceae aSCLascyraceae aSCYaspalathaceae aSPtasparagaceae aSPaasperellaceae aSPRasperulaceae aSPEasphodelaceae aSPHaspidistraceae aSPiaspleniaceae aSPLasteliaceae aStLasteraceae aStEasteranthaceae aStnasteropeiaceae aStPastragalaceae aStRastrocarpaceae aStCathanasiaceae atHaatherospermataceae atHEathyriaceae atHYatriplicaceae atRiatropaceae atROaucubaceae auCuaurantiaceae auRaaustrobaileyaceae auStaustrotaxaceae auSXavenaceae aVEnaverrhoaceae aVERavetraceae aVEtavicenniaceae aViCazaleaceae aZaLazimaceae aZiMazollaceae aZOLBalanitaceae BaLtBalanopaceae BaLPBalanophoraceae BaLaBalsameaceae BaLMBalsaminaceae BaLS

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Bambusaceae BaMBBarbaceniaceae BaRnBarbeuiaceae BaRuBarbeyaceae BaRBBarclayaceae BaRCBarringtoniaceae BaRRBasellaceae BaSEBataceae Bat+Baueraceae BauEBauhiniaceae BauHBaxteriaceae BaXtBegoniaceae BEGOBehniaceae BEHnBelangeraceae BELaBelloniaceae BELLBembiciaceae BEMBBerberidaceae BERBBerberidopsidaceae BERDBertyaceae BERtBerzeliaceae BERZBesleriaceae BESLBetaceae BEt+Betulaceae BEtuBiebersteiniaceae BiEBBifariaceae BiFaBignoniaceae BiGnBischofiaceae BiSCBixaceae BiX+Blakeaceae BLaKBlandfordiaceae BLanBlattiaceae BLatBlechnaceae BLECBlepharocaryaceae BLEPBlitaceae BLitBlyxaceae BLYXBoerlagellaceae BOERBolbitidaceae BOLBBolivariaceae BOLiBombacaceae BOMBBonnetiaceae BOnnBontiaceae BOntBoopidaceae BOOPBoraginaceae BORaBorassaceae BORSBoroniaceae BOROBoryaceae BORYBotrychiaceae BOtRBotryodendraceae BOtDBougainvilleaceae BOuGBoweniaceae BOWEBrassicaceae BRaSBretschneideraceae BREtBrexiaceae BREXBromeliaceae BROMBrunelliaceae BRuL

Bruniaceae BRunBrunoniaceae BRuOBrunsvigiaceae BRuSBryoniaceae BRYOBuchneraceae BuCHBucidaceae BuCiBuddlejaceae BuDDBuglossaceae BuGLBulbocodiaceae BuLBBumeliaceae BuMEBupleuraceae BuPLBurchardiaceae BuRCBurmanniaceae BuRMBurseraceae BuRSButomaceae ButOBuxaceae BuX+Byblidaceae BYBLByttneriaceae BYttCabombaceae CaBOCacaoaceae CaCaCactaceae CaCtCaesalpiniaceae CaESCaladiaceae CaLaCalamaceae CaLMCalectasiaceae CaLECalendulaceae CaLnCallaceae CaLLCallicomaceae CaLCCalligonaceae CaLGCallitraceae CaLiCallitrichaceae CaLHCalochortaceae CaLOCalophyllaceae CaLPCalthaceae CaLtCalycanthaceae CaLYCalyceraceae CaLRCambogiaceae CaMBCamelliaceae CaMECampanulaceae CaMPCampynemataceae CaMnCanellaceae CanECannabaceae CanBCannaceae CannCanopodaceae CanPCanotiaceae CanOCansjeraceae CanSCapparaceae CaPPCaprariaceae CaPaCaprifoliaceae CaPRCardiopteridaceae CaRDCarduaceae CaRuCaricaceae (:Carex) CaRCCaricaceae (:Carica) CaRiCarissaceae CaRSCarlemanniaceae CaRL

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Carpanthaceae CaRnCarpinaceae CaRPCarpodetaceae CaROCartonemataceae CaRtCaryocaraceae CaRRCaryophyllaceae CaRYCassiaceae CaSiCassipoureaceae CaSPCassythaceae CaSSCastaneaceae CaStCastelaceae CaSLCasuarinaceae CaSuCatesbaeaceae CatECathedraceae CatHCecropiaceae CECRCedraceae CEDRCedrelaceae CEDLCelastraceae CELaCelosiaceae CELOCeltidaceae CELtCentaureaceae CEnRCentrolepidaceae CEntCepaceae CEP+Cephalanthaceae CEPnCephalotaceae CEPHCephalotaxaceae CEPXCerastiaceae CERSCeratoniaceae CERtCeratophyllaceae CERaCeratopteridaceae CERPCerberaceae CERBCercidiphyllaceae CERCCercocarpaceae CERRCercodiaceae CERDCereaceae CERECerinthaceae CERiCeroxylaceae CEROCestraceae CEStCevalliaceae CEVaChaeturaceae CHaEChailletiaceae CHaiChamaedoreaceae CHaMChamelauciaceae CHaLChaunochitonaceae CHauCheilanthaceae CHEtCheiropleuriaceae CHEiChelidoniaceae CHELChelonaceae CHEOChenopodiaceae CHEnChimonanthaceae CHiMChingithamnaceae CHinChionographidaceae CHiOChiranthodendraceae CHitChironiaceae CHiRChloanthaceae CHLn

Chloranthaceae CHLOChloridaceae CHLDChondrosaceae CHOnChristenseniaceae CHRiChrysobalanaceae CHRYCiceraceae CiCECichoriaceae CiCHCimicifugaceae CiMiCinchonaceae CinCCircaeaceae CiRaCircaeasteraceae CiRCCissaceae CiSSCistaceae CiStCitraceae CitRClematidaceae CLEMCleomaceae CLEOClethraceae CLEtClusiaceae CLuSCneoraceae CnEOCnestidaceae CnESCnicaceae CniC Cobaeaceae COBaCochlospermaceae COCHCocosaceae COCOCoffeaceae COFFColchicaceae COLCColeanthaceae COLEColeogynaceae COLGColumelliaceae COLuCombretaceae COMBCommelinaceae COMMComocladiaceae COMOCompositae COMPCompsoaceae COMSConantheraceae COnaConnaraceae COnnConostylidaceae COnOConvallariaceae COnLConvolvulaceae COnVCordiaceae CORDCoreopsidaceae CORECoriandraceae COnDCoriariaceae CORaCoridaceae CORiCorispermaceae CORMCornaceae CORnCorokiaceae CORKCoronillaceae COROCorrigiolaceae CORRCorsiaceae CORSCorydalaceae CORLCorylaceae CORYCorynocarpaceae CORCCoryphaceae CORPCostaceae COSt

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Cotyledonaceae COtYCoulaceae COuLCoutareaceae COutCoutoubeaceae COuBCrassulaceae CRaSCrescentiaceae CREnCressaceae CRESCrinaceae CRinCrocaceae CROCCroomiaceae CROOCrossosomataceae CROSCrotonaceae CROtCruciferae CRuCCryptaceae CRYtCrypteroniaceae CRYPCryptocorynaceae CRYCCryptogrammaceae CRYGCryptomeriaceae CRYMCtenolophonaceae CtEnCucurbitaceae CuCuCulcitaceae CuLCCunninghamiaceae CunnCunoniaceae CunOCupressaceae CuPRCurcumaceae CuRCCurtisiaceae CuRtCuscutaceae CuSCCyananthaceae CYaaCyanastraceae CYanCyanellaceae CYaLCyatheaceae CYatCycadaceae CYCaCyclanthaceae CYCLCyclantheraceae CYCRCyclocheilaceae CYCCCydoniaceae CYDOCymodoceaceae CYMOCynanchaceae CYnaCynaraceae CYnRCynomoriaceae CYnOCynosuraceae CYnSCyperaceae CYPECyphiaceae CYPHCyphocarpaceae CYPCCypripediaceae CYPRCyrillaceae CYRiCyrtandraceae CYRDCyrtanthaceae CYRtCystodiaceae CYStCytinaceae CYtiDactylanthaceae DaCtDamasoniaceae DaMaDanaeaceae DanaDaphnaceae DaPnDaphniphyllaceae DaPH

Dasypogonaceae DaSYDatiscaceae DatiDaturaceae DatuDaucaceae DauCDavalliaceae DaVaDavidiaceae DaViDavidsoniaceae DaVSDecaisneaceae DECaDeeringiaceae DEERDegeneriaceae DEGEDelphiniaceae DELPDendrophthoaceae DEnDDennstaedtiaceae DEnnDesfontainiaceae DESFDetariaceae DEtaDialypetalanthaceae DiaLDianellaceae DianDianthaceae DiatDiapensiaceae DiaPDichapetalaceae DiCHDichondraceae DiCnDicksoniaceae DiCKDiclidantheraceae DiCLDicranopteridaceae DiCRDictamnaceae DiCtDidiereaceae DiDiDidymelaceae DiDYDidymocarpaceae DiDMDiegodendraceae DiEGDiervillaceae DiERDigitalidaceae DiGiDilatridaceae DiLaDilleniaceae DiLLDionaeaceae DiOnDioncophyllaceae DiOCDioscoreaceae DiOSDiosmaceae DiOMDiospyraceae DiOPDipentodontaceae DiPEDiphylleiaceae DiPHDiplarchaceae DiPRDiplolaenaceae DiPLDipsacaceae DiPSDipteridaceae DiPtDipterocarpaceae DiPCDirachmaceae DiRaDisanthaceae DiSaDodonaeaceae DODODombeyaceae DOMBDonatiaceae DOnaDorsteniaceae DORSDortmannaceae DORtDoryanthaceae DORYDrabaceae DRaBDracaenaceae DRaC

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Dracontiaceae DRatDrimyidaceae DRiMDroseraceae DROSDrosophyllaceae DROPDryadaceae DRYaDrynariaceae DRYnDryopteridaceae DRYODuabangaceae DuaBDuckeodendraceae DuCKDurantaceae DuRaDysphaniaceae DYSPEbenaceae EBEnEcdeiocoleaceae ECDEEchiaceae ECHiEchinariaceae ECHREchinopaceae ECHnEhretiaceae EHREEhrhartaceae EHRHElaeagnaceae ELaEElaeocarpaceae ELaCElaphoglossaceae ELaPElatinaceae ELatElegiaceae ELEGEllisiaceae ELLSEllisiophyllaceae ELLiElodeaceae ELODElytranthaceae ELYtEmbeliaceae EMBEEmblingiaceae EMBLEmmotaceae EMMOEmpetraceae EMPEEnhalaceae EnHaEpacridaceae EPaCEphedraceae EPHEEphemeraceae EPHMEpilobiaceae EPiLEpimediaceae EPiMEquisetaceae EQuiEragrostidaceae ERaGEremolepidaceae EREMEremosynaceae ERESEricaceae ERiCErinaceae ERinEriocaulaceae ERiOEriogonaceae ERiGEriospermaceae ERiSErodiaceae ERODErycibaceae ERYCEryngiaceae ERYnErysimaceae ERYSErythroniaceae ERYRErythropalaceae ERYtErythroxylaceae ERYXEscalloniaceae ESCaEschscholziaceae ESCH

Eucomidaceae EuCDEucommiaceae EuCOEucryphiaceae EuCREuonymaceae EuOnEupatoriaceae EuPaEuphorbiaceae EuPHEuphrasiaceae EuPSEuphroniaceae EuPnEupomatiaceae EuPOEupteleaceae EuPtEuryalaceae EuRYEustrephaceae EuStEutocaceae EutOExocarpaceae EXOCFabaceae FaB+Fagaceae FaG+Ferulaceae FERuFestucaceae FEStFicaceae FiC+Flacourtiaceae FLaCFlagellariaceae FLaGFlindersiaceae FLinFoetidiaceae FOEtForestieraceae FOREFothergillaceae FOtHFouquieriaceae FOuQFragariaceae FRaGFrancoaceae FRanFrangulaceae FRauFrankeniaceae FRaKFraxinaceae FRaXFraxinellaceae FRaLFreycinetiaceae FREYFritillariaceae FRitFuchsiaceae FuCHFumariaceae FuMaGaiadendraceae GaiaGalacaceae GaLaGalanthaceae GaLtGalaxiaceae GaLXGaledupaceae GaLDGaleniaceae GaLEGaliaceae GaLiGarciniaceae GaRCGardeniaceae GaRDGardneriaceae GaRnGarryaceae GaRRGeissolomataceae GEiSGeitonoplesiaceae GEitGelsemiaceae GELSGeniostomaceae GEniGentianaceae GEntGeonomataceae GEOnGeosiridaceae GEOSGeraniaceae GERa

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Gesneriaceae GESnGethyllidaceae GEtHGilliesiaceae GiLLGinalloaceae GinaGinkgoaceae GinKGisekiaceae GiSEGladiolaceae GLaDGlaucidiaceae GLauGlechomaceae GLECGleicheniaceae GLEiGlinaceae GLinGlobulariaceae GLOBGlyceriaceae GLYCGnaphaliaceae GnaPGnetaceae GnEtGoetzeaceae GOEtGomortegaceae GOMOGomphiaceae GOMPGomphrenaceae GOMRGonystylaceae GOnYGoodeniaceae GOODGordoniaceae GORDGouaniaceae GOuaGoupiaceae GOuPGramineae GRaMGrammitidaceae GRaDGratiolaceae GRatGreyiaceae GREYGrielaceae GRiEGriseliniaceae GRiSGronoviaceae GROnGrossulariaceae GROSGrubbiaceae GRuBGuaiacanaceae GuaiGuettardaceae GuEtGunneraceae GunnGustaviaceae GuStGuttiferae GuttGymnogrammitidaceae GYMnGyrocarpaceae GYRCGyrostemonaceae GYROHaemanthaceae HaEnHaemodoraceae HaEMHalesiaceae HaLEHalophilaceae HaLPHalophytaceae HaLOHaloragaceae HaLRHamamelidaceae HaMaHanguanaceae HanGHarmandiaceae HaRMHebenstretiaceae HEBEHectorellaceae HECtHederaceae HEDEHedyosmaceae HEDYHedyotidaceae HEDt

Hedysaraceae HEDRHeisteriaceae HEiSHeleniaceae HELEHeliamphoraceae HELPHelianthaceae HELaHelianthemaceae HELHHelichrysaceae HELYHeliconiaceae HELiHelicteraceae HELCHeliotropiaceae HELtHelleboraceae HELLHelminthostachyaceae HELMHeloniadaceae HELDHelosaceae HELOHelwingiaceae HELWHemerocallidaceae HEMEHemionitidaceae HEMiHenriqueziaceae HEnRHenslowiaceae HEnSHermanniaceae HERMHernandiaceae HERnHerniariaceae HERiHerreriaceae HERRHesperocallidaceae HESPHeterantheraceae HEtaHeteropyxidaceae HEtEHeterostylaceae HEtSHibbertiaceae HiBBHibiscaceae HiBiHilleriaceae HiLLHimantandraceae HiMaHippocastanaceae HiPSHippocrateaceae HiPRHippomanaceae HiPMHippophaeaceae HiPHHippuridaceae HiPPHirtellaceae HiRtHomaliaceae HOMaHoplestigmataceae HOPLHordeaceae HORDHornschuchiaceae HORnHortensiaceae HORSHortoniaceae HORtHostaceae HOStHoustoniaceae HOuSHuaceae Hu++Hugoniaceae HuGOHumbertiaceae HuMBHumiriaceae HuMiHuperziaceae HuPEHyacinthaceae HYaCHydatellaceae HYDaHydnoraceae HYDnHydrangeaceae HYDRHydrastidaceae HYDS

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Hydrillaceae HYDiHydrocharitaceae HYDCHydrocotylaceae HYDOHydrogetonaceae HYDGHydroleaceae HYDLHydropeltidaceae HYDDHydrophylacaceae HYDYHydrophyllaceae HYDPHydrostachyaceae HYDtHymenocardiaceae HYMCHymenophyllaceae HYMEHymenophyllopsidaceae HYMPHyoscyamaceae HYOSHypecoaceae HYPEHyperantheraceae HYPaHypericaceae HYPRHypodematiaceae HYPOHypolepidaceae HYPLHypopityaceae HYPPHypoxidaceae HYPXHypseocharitaceae HYPSicacinaceae iCaCidiospermaceae iDiOilicaceae iLiCillecebraceae iLLEilliciaceae iLLiilligeraceae iLLGimpatientaceae iMPaimperatoriaceae iMPEinocarpaceae inOCinulaceae inuLiodaceae iOD+ionidiaceae iOniiriarteaceae iRiairidaceae iRiDirvingiaceae iRViisnardiaceae iSnaisoetaceae iSOEisophysidaceae iSOPiteaceae itE+ixerbaceae iXERixiaceae iXi+ixioliriaceae iXiOixonanthaceae iXOnJamboliferaceae JaMBJaponoliriaceae JaPOJasionaceae JaSiJasminaceae JaSMJohnsoniaceae JOHnJoinvilleaceae JOinJuglandaceae JuGLJulianiaceae JuLiJuncaceae JunC Juncaginaceae JunGJuniperaceae Juni

Jussiaeaceae JuSSJusticiaceae JuStKadsuraceae KaDSKaliphoraceae KaLiKalmiaceae KaLMKaniaceae KaniKiggelariaceae KiGGKingdoniaceae KinGKingiaceae KiniKirengsehomaceae KiREKirkiaceae KiRKKobresiaceae KOBRKoeberliniaceae KOEBKoelreuteriaceae KOELKrameriaceae KRaMLabiatae LaBiLacandoniaceae LaCaLachenaliaceae LaCHLacistemataceae LaCiLactoridaceae LaCtLactucaceae LaCCLagerstroemiaceae LaGELamiaceae LaMiLanariaceae LanaLangsdorffiaceae LanGLantanaceae LantLapageriaceae LaPaLardizabalaceae LaRDLasiopetalaceae LaSiLathyraceae LatHLauraceae LauRLawsoniaceae LaWSLaxmanniaceae LaXMLecythidaceae LECYLedaceae LED+Ledocarpaceae LEDOLeeaceae LEE+Leguminosae LEGuLeitneriaceae LEitLemnaceae LEMnLennoaceae LEnnLentibulariaceae LEntLentiscaceae LEnSLeoniaceae LEOiLeonticaceae LEOnLepidobotryaceae LEPiLepidocaryaceae LEPYLepidocerataceae LEPCLeptaulaceae LEPaLeptospermaceae LEPtLepturaceae LEPRLepuropetalaceae LEPuLeucojaceae LEuCLicaniaceae LiCaLigustraceae LiGu

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Lilaeaceae LiLaLiliaceae LiLiLimnanthaceae LiMnLimnocharitaceae LiMCLimodoraceae LiMDLimoniaceae LiMOLimosellaceae LiMSLinaceae Lin+Linariaceae LinaLindleyaceae LinLLindsaeaceae LinDLinnaeaceae LinnLippayaceae LiPPLiriaceae LiRiLiriodendraceae LiRDLissocarpaceae LiSSLittorellaceae LittLoasaceae LOaSLobeliaceae LOBELoganiaceae LOGaLomandraceae LOMaLomariopsidaceae LOMRLoniceraceae LOniLopeziaceae LOPELophiolaceae LOPLLophiraceae LOPHLophophytaceae LOPtLophopyxidaceae LOPXLophosoriaceae LOPSLoranthaceae LORaLotaceae LOt+Lowiaceae LOWiLoxogrammaceae LOXOLoxsomataceae LOXSLupulaceae LuPuLuxemburgiaceae LuXELuzuriagaceae LuZuLychnidaceae LYCHLyciaceae LYCiLycopodiaceae LYCOLygodiaceae LYGOLygodisodeaceae LYGSLysimachiaceae LYSiLythraceae LYtHMacarisiaceae MaCaMagnoliaceae MaGnMalaceae MaL+Malesherbiaceae MaLEMalortieaceae MaLOMalpighiaceae MaLPMalvaceae MaLVMangiaceae ManGManicariaceae ManiMarantaceae MaRnMarathraceae MaRR

Marattiaceae MaRaMarcgraviaceae MaRCMarsileaceae MaRSMartyniaceae MaRtMastixiaceae MaStMatoniaceae MatOMatricariaceae MatRMaundiaceae MaunMayacaceae MaYaMedeolaceae MEDEMedusagynaceae MEDGMedusandraceae MEDuMelaleucaceae MELLMelampyraceae MELRMelanophyllaceae MELPMelanthiaceae MELaMelastomataceae MELMMeliaceae MELiMelianthaceae MELnMelicaceae MELCMeliosmaceae MELSMelittaceae MELtMelochiaceae MELOMemecylaceae MEMEMendonciaceae MEnDMenispermaceae MEniMenthaceae MEntMenyanthaceae MEnYMenziesiaceae MEnZMercurialaceae MERCMerenderaceae MEREMesembryaceae MESMMesembryanthemaceae MESEMespilaceae MESPMetasequoiaceae MEtSMetaxyaceae MEtaMetteniusaceae MEttMeyeniaceae MEYEMiconiaceae MiCOMicrantheaceae MiCnMicrobiotaceae MiCBMicrocachrydaceae MiCCMicrocycadaceae MiCRMiliaceae MiLiMilulaceae MiLuMimosaceae MiMOMirabilidaceae MiRaMisodendraceae MiSOMitrastemonaceae MitRModeccaceae MODEMohriaceae MOHRMolluginaceae MOLLMonachosoraceae MOnaMonimiaceae MOniMonodoraceae MOnD

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Monotaceae MOnOMonotropaceae MOnPMontiaceae MOntMontiniaceae MOnnMoraceae MOR+Morinaceae MORiMoringaceae MORGMouriraceae MOuRMoutabeaceae MOutMuntingiaceae MuntMusaceae MuS+Mutisiaceae MutiMyoporaceae MYOPMyricaceae MYRiMyriophyllaceae MYRPMyristicaceae MYRCMyrobalanaceae MYRBMyrothamnaceae MYROMyrrhiniaceae MYRRMyrsinaceae MYRSMyrtaceae MYRtMystropetalaceae MYStnageiaceae naGEnajadaceae naJanandinaceae nanDnapoleonaeaceae naPOnarcissaceae naRCnardaceae naRDnartheciaceae naRtnassauviaceae naSSnaucleaceae nauCnectaropetalaceae nECtnegripteridaceae nEGRneilliaceae nEiLnelsoniaceae nELSnelumbonaceae nELunemacladaceae nEManeottiaceae nEOtnepenthaceae nEPEnepetaceae nEPtnephrolepidaceae nEPHnesogenaceae nESOneuradaceae nEuRneuwiediaceae nEuWnhandirobaceae nHannicotianaceae niCOnigellaceae niGEnitrariaceae nitRnolanaceae nOLanolinaceae nOLinonateliaceae nOnanothofagaceae nOtHnupharaceae nuPHnuytsiaceae nuYtnyctaginaceae nYCt

nyctanthaceae nYCnnymphaeaceae nYMPnypaceae nYP+nyssaceae nYSSObolariaceae OBOLOchnaceae OCHnOchranthaceae OCHROctoknemaceae OCtOOenotheraceae OEnOOftiaceae OFtiOlacaceae OLaCOleaceae OLE+Oleandraceae OLEaOliniaceae OLinOnagraceae OnaGOncothecaceae OnCOOnocleaceae OnOCOnosmaceae OnOSOperculariaceae OPEROphioglossaceae OPHiOphiopogonaceae OPHPOphioxylaceae OPHXOphiraceae OPHROpiliaceae OPiLOporanthaceae OPOROpuntiaceae OPunOrchidaceae ORCHOrnithogalaceae ORniOrnithropaceae ORnROrobanchaceae OROBOrontiaceae OROnOrtegaceae ORtEOryzaceae ORYZOsmundaceae OSMuOsyridaceae OSYROxalidaceae OXaLOxycladaceae OXYLOxycoccaceae OXYCOxystylidaceae OXYSPachysandraceae PaCHPacouriaceae PaCOPaeoniaceae PaEOPagamaeaceae PaGaPaivaeusaceae PaiVPalmae PaLMPancratiaceae PanCPandaceae PanDPandanaceae PannPangiaceae PanGPanicaceae PaniPapaveraceae PaPaPapilionaceae PaPiPappophoraceae PaPPPapyraceae PaPYParacryphiaceae PaRa

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Parianaceae PaRiParidaceae PaRDParkeriaceae PaRKParnassiaceae PaRnParonychiaceae PaROParopsiaceae PaRPParrotiaceae PaRRPartheniaceae PaRtPaspalaceae PaSPPassifloraceae PaSSPastinacaceae PaStPaulliniaceae PaunPaulowniaceae PauLPaviaceae PaViPectiantiaceae PECtPedaliaceae PEDaPedicularidaceae PEDiPeganaceae PEGaPeliosanthaceae PELiPellicieraceae PELLPenaeaceae PEnaPennantiaceae PEnnPentadiplandraceae PEnDPentapetaceae PEnPPentaphragmataceae PEnGPentaphylacaceae PEnCPentastemonaceae PEnSPenthoraceae PEntPeperomiaceae PEPEPeraceae PER+Peranemataceae PERaPerdiciaceae PERDPeridiscaceae PERiPeriplocaceae PERPPeripterygiaceae PERtPerseaceae PERSPersicariaceae PERCPetermanniaceae PEtEPetiveriaceae PEtiPetreaceae PEtRPetrosaviaceae PEtSPhalaridaceae PHaDPhaleriaceae PHaLPharaceae PHaRPharnaceaceae PHanPhaseolaceae PHaSPhellinaceae PHELPhelypaeaceae PHEPPherosphaeraceae PHERPhiladelphaceae PHiLPhilesiaceae PHiSPhilippodendraceae PHiPPhilocrenaceae PHiCPhilydraceae PHiYPhoenicaceae PHOE

Phoradendraceae PHODPhormiaceae PHORPhrymaceae PHRYPhylicaceae PHYCPhyllanthaceae PHYaPhyllocladaceae PHYLPhylloglossaceae PHYGPhyllonomaceae PHYnPhysenaceae PHYSPhytelephantaceae PHYEPhytocrenaceae PHYRPhytolaccaceae PHYtPiceaceae PiCEPicramniaceae PiCMPicridaceae PiCDPicrodendraceae PiCRPilocarpaceae PiLOPilulariaceae PiLuPinaceae Pin+Pinguiculaceae PinGPiperaceae PiPEPiriquetaceae PiRiPisoniaceae PiSOPistaciaceae PiSCPistiaceae PiStPittosporaceae PittPlagianthaceae PLaaPlagiogyriaceae PLaGPlagiopteraceae PLaPPlantaginaceae PLanPlatanaceae PLatPlatyceriaceae PLaCPlatystemonaceae PLaSPlatyzomataceae PLaZPlectroniaceae PLECPleurisanthaceae PLERPleurosoriopsidaceae PLEuPlocospermataceae PLOCPlumbaginaceae PLuMPlumeriaceae PLuRPoaceae PO++Podoaceae PODOPodocarpaceae PODCPodophyllaceae PODPPodostemaceae PODSPolemoniaceae POLEPolpodaceae POLPPolycarpaeaceae POLRPolycnemaceae POLCPolygalaceae POLLPolygonaceae POLGPolygonanthaceae POLaPolygonataceae POLtPolyosmaceae POLOPolypodiaceae POLY

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Pontederiaceae POntPoranaceae PORaPorantheraceae PORnPortulacaceae PORtPosidoniaceae POSiPotaliaceae POtaPotamogetonaceae POtMPotentillaceae POtEPoteriaceae POtRPothaceae POtHPottingeriaceae POttPrimulaceae PRiMPrioniaceae PRiOPrionotaceae PRitProckiaceae PROCProteaceae PROtPrunaceae PRunPseliaceae PSELPseudanthaceae PSEuPseudophoenicaceae PSEPPsilotaceae PSiLPsiloxylaceae PSiXPsittacanthaceae PSitPsychotriaceae PSYCPsylliaceae PSYLPtaeroxylaceae PtaEPteleaceae PtELPteridaceae PtERPteridiaceae PtEDPteridophyllaceae PtEPPterisanthaceae PtEnPterostemonaceae PtESPunicaceae PuniPutranjivaceae PutRPyraceae PYR+Pyrolaceae PYROQuassiaceae QuaSQuercaceae QuERQuiinaceae QuiiQuillajaceae QuiLRafflesiaceae RaFFRamondaceae RaMORandiaceae RanDRanunculaceae RanuRanzaniaceae RanZRapateaceae RaPaRaphanaceae RaPHReaumuriaceae REauResedaceae RESERestionaceae REStRetziaceae REtZRhabdodendraceae RHaBRhamnaceae RHaMRhaptopetalaceae RHaPRhexiaceae RHEX

Rhinanthaceae RHinRhipogonaceae RHiPRhizophoraceae RHiZRhoaceae RHO+Rhodiolaceae RHOORhododendraceae RHOnRhodolaenaceae RHOLRhodoleiaceae RHODRhodoraceae RHORRhodotypaceae RHOtRhoipteleaceae RHOiRhopalocarpaceae RHOPRhynchocalycaceae RHYnRhynchothecaceae RHYtRibesiaceae RiBERicinaceae RiCnRicinocarpaceae RiCiRivinaceae RiViRobiniaceae ROBiRoridulaceae RORiRosaceae ROS+Rousseaceae ROuSRoxburghiaceae ROXBRubiaceae RuBiRumicaceae RuMiRuppiaceae RuPPRuscaceae RuSCRutaceae Rut+Sabalaceae SaBaSabiaceae SaBiSabiceaceae SaBCSaccharaceae SaCHSaccifoliaceae SaCCSagaceae SaG+Sagoneaceae SaGOSalaciaceae SaLCSalaxidaceae SaLXSalazariaceae SaLaSalicaceae SaLiSalicorniaceae SaLRSalpiglossidaceae SaLPSalsolaceae SaLSSalvadoraceae SaLDSalviaceae SaLVSalviniaceae SaLnSambucaceae SaMBSamolaceae SaMOSamydaceae SaMYSanguisorbaceae SanGSaniculaceae SaniSansevieriaceae SanSSantalaceae SantSantolinaceae SanOSapindaceae SaPiSapotaceae SaPO

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Sarcobataceae SaRBSarcocaceae SaRCSarcolaenaceae SaRLSarcophytaceae SaRPSarcospermataceae SaRSSarcostigmataceae SaRtSargentodoxaceae SaRGSarraceniaceae SaRRSaurauiaceae SauaSaururaceae SauRSauvagesiaceae SauVSaxegothaeaceae SaXESaxifragaceae SaXiScabiosaceae SCaBScaevolaceae SCaEScepaceae SCEPScheuchzeriaceae SCHESchinaceae SCHnSchisandraceae SCHiSchizaeaceae SCHZSchizolaenaceae SCHaSchizopetaceae SCHPSchlegeliaceae SCHLSchoepfiaceae SCHOSchreberaceae SCHRSciadopityaceae SCiaScillaceae SCiLScirpaceae SCiRScleranthaceae SCLaSclerophylacaceae SCLEScoliopaceae SCOLScorodocarpaceae SCORScrophulariaceae SCROScutellariaceae SCutScybaliaceae SCYBScyphostegiaceae SCYPScytopetalaceae SCYtSebestenaceae SEBESedaceae SED+Seguieriaceae SEGuSelaginaceae SELaSelaginellaceae SELLSempervivaceae SEMPSenecionaceae SEnESequoiaceae SEQuSerratulaceae SERRSesamaceae SESaSesuviaceae SESuSetchellanthaceae SEtCSheadendraceae SHEaSibthorpiaceae SiBtSilenaceae SiLESimabaceae SiMBSimaroubaceae SiMaSimmondsiaceae SiMM

Sinopteridaceae SinOSiparunaceae SiPaSiphonanthaceae SiPtSiphonodontaceae SiPHSisymbriaceae SiSYSladeniaceae SLaDSmeathmanniaceae SMEaSmilacaceae SMiLSmyrniaceae SMYRSolanaceae SOLaSonneratiaceae SOnnSoramiaceae SORaSorbaceae SORBSoulameaceae SOuLSparganiaceae SPaRSparmanniaceae SPaMSpartinaceae SPanSpatheliaceae SPatSpergulaceae SPERSphaerosepalaceae SPHaSphenocleaceae SPHESphenostemonaceae SPHSSpigeliaceae SPiGSpinaciaceae SPinSpiraeaceae SPiRSpondiadaceae SPOnSporobolaceae SPORStachyuraceae StaCStackhousiaceae StaKStangeriaceae StanStanleyaceae StaYStapeliaceae StaLStaphyleaceae StaPStaticaceae StatStegnospermataceae StEGStellariaceae StELStemonaceae StEMStenochlaenaceae StEnStenomeridaceae StEDSterculiaceae StERStilaginaceae StiLStilbaceae StiBStipaceae StiPStrasburgeriaceae StRaStratiotaceae StRtStrelitziaceae StREStreptochaetaceae StRPStromatopteridaceae StROStrombosiaceae StRBStrumariaceae StRuStrychnaceae StRYStylidiaceae StYLStylobasiaceae StYBStylocerataceae StYCStypheliaceae StYP

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Styracaceae StYRSurianaceae SuRiSwartziaceae SWaRSwieteniaceae SWiESymphoremataceae SYMRSymplocaceae SYMPSynechanthaceae SYnESyringaceae SYRitaccaceae taCCtaenitidaceae taEntaiwaniaceae taiWtakhtajaniaceae taKHtamaceae taM+tamaricaceae taMatamarindaceae taMDtamnaceae taMntanacetaceae tanatapisciaceae taPitaxaceae taX+taxodiaceae taXOtecophilaeaceae tECOtectariaceae tECttelephiaceae tELEtepuianthaceae tEPuterminaliaceae tERMternstroemiaceae tERntetracarpaeaceae tEtPtetracentraceae tEtRtetrachondraceae tEtntetraclinaceae tEtLtetradiclidaceae tEtDtetragoniaceae tEtGtetramelaceae tEtMtetrameristaceae tEtttetrastylidiaceae tEtStetrathecaceae tEtHthalassiaceae tHaSthalictraceae tHaLtheaceae tHE+theligonaceae tHELthelypteridaceae tHEPthemidaceae tHEMtheobromataceae tHEBtheophrastaceae tHEOthesiaceae tHESthismiaceae tHiSthlaspiaceae tHLathomandersiaceae tHOMthujaceae tHuJthujopsidaceae tHuPthunbergiaceae tHunthurniaceae tHuRthymelaeaceae tHYMthyrsopteridaceae tHYRticodendraceae tiCO

tiliaceae tiLitillaeaceae tiLEtillandsiaceae tiLLtinaceae tin+tithymalaceae titHtmesipteridaceae tMEStofieldiaceae tOFitormentillaceae tORMtorreyaceae tORYtorricelliaceae tORRtovariaceae tOVatradescantiaceae tRaDtragiaceae tRaGtrapaceae tRaPtrapellaceae tRaLtremandraceae tREMtrewiaceae tREWtribelaceae tRiEtribulaceae tRiBtrichomanaceae tRiCtrichopodaceae tRiDtricyrtidaceae tRiRtriglochinaceae tRintrigoniaceae tRiGtrilliaceae tRiLtrimeniaceae tRiMtriplobaceae tRiOtriplostegiaceae tRiPtristichaceae tRiStriticaceae tRittriuridaceae tRiutrochodendraceae tROCtropaeolaceae tROPtulbaghiaceae tuLBtulipaceae tuLitumboaceae tuMBtupistraceae tuPiturneraceae tuRntyphaceae tYPHuapacaceae uaPaullucaceae uLLuulmaceae uLM+ulmariaceae uLMaumbelliferae uMBEunisemataceae uniSurticaceae uRtiutriculariaceae utRiuvulariaceae uVuLVacciniaceae VaCCVahliaceae VaHLValerianaceae VaLEVallisneriaceae VaLLVanillaceae VaniVelloziaceae VELLVeratraceae VERa

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Verbascaceae VERSVerbenaceae VERBVernicaceae VERCVernoniaceae VERnVeronicaceae VEROViburnaceae ViBuViciaceae ViCiVincaceae VinCViolaceae ViOLViscaceae ViSCVitaceae Vit+Viticaceae VitiVittariaceae VittVivianiaceae ViViVochysiaceae VOCHWachendorfiaceae WaCHWalleriaceae WaLLWellingtoniaceae WELGWellstediaceae WELLWelwitschiaceae WELWWillughbeiaceae WiLLWinteraceae WintWolffiaceae WOLFWoodsiaceae WOODXanthiaceae XaniXanthophyllaceae XantXanthorrhoeaceae XanRXerophyllaceae XEROXimeniaceae XiMEXiphidiaceae XiPHXyridaceae XYRiYuccaceae YuCCZamiaceae ZaMiZannichelliaceae ZannZanoniaceae ZanOZanthoxylaceae ZantZeaceae ZE++Zephyranthaceae ZEPHZingiberaceae ZinGZiziphaceae ZiZiZosteraceae ZOStZygophyllaceae ZYGO

aBiE abietaceaeaBOL abolbodaceaeaBRO abrophyllaceaeaCaC acaciaceaeaCaL acalyphaceaeaCan acanthaceaeaCaR acarnaceaeaCat acanthochlamydaceaeaCER aceraceaeaCHa achariaceaeaCHR achradaceaeaCHt achatocarpaceaeaCHY achyranthaceaeaCMO acmopylaceaeaCOR acoraceaeaCRi acristaceaeaCRO acrostichaceaeaCta actaeaceaeaCti actinidiaceaeaCtP actiniopteridaceaeaCtS actinostrobaceaeaDEn adenogrammaceaeaDia adiantaceaeaDOX adoxaceaeaEGC aegicerataceaeaEGi aegialitidaceaeaEGL aegilopaceaeaEGn aeginetiaceaeaEGP aegiphilaceaeaESC aesculaceaeaEXt aextoxicaceaeaGaP agapanthaceaeaGaV agavaceaeaGDE agdestidaceaeaGRi agrimoniaceaeaGRO agrostidaceaeaiLa ailanthaceaeaiZO aizoaceaeaKan akaniaceaeaLan alangiaceaeaLCH alchemillaceaeaLDR aldrovandaceaeaLiS alismataceaeaLLi alliaceaeaLLn allioniaceaeaLLO allophylaceaeaLO+ aloaceaeaLOP alopecuraceaeaLPi alpiniaceaeaLSE alseuosmiaceaeaLSi alsinaceaeaLSO alsodeiaceaeaLSP alsophilaceaeaLSt alstroemeriaceaeaLti altingiaceae

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aLZa alzateaceaeaMaL amaryllidaceaeaMaR amaranthaceaeaMBO amborellaceaeaMBR ambrosiaceaeaMEn amentotaxaceaeaMMa ammanniaceaeaMMi ammiaceaeaMOM amomaceaeaMPE ampelopsidaceaeaMYG amygdalaceaeaMYR amyridaceaeanaC anacardiaceaeanaG anagallidaceaeanaR anarthriaceaeanCH anchusaceaeanCi ancistrocladaceaeanDM andromedaceaeanDP andropogonaceaeanDR androstachyaceaeanDS androsynaceaeanEM anemiaceaeanEn anemonaceaeanER anemarrhenaceaeanGE angelicaceaeanGi angiopteridaceaeaniS anisophylleaceaeannO annonaceaeanOM anomochloaceaeanRE anrederaceaeantB anthobolaceaeantH anthericaceaeantD antidesmataceaeanti antirrhinaceaeantM anthemidaceaeantO antoniaceaeantR antrophyaceaeantX anthoxanthaceaeaPaR aparinaceaeaPHL aphloiaceaeaPHY aphyllanthaceaeaPi+ apiaceaeaPOC apocynaceaeaPOD apodanthaceaeaPOE aposeridaceaeaPOn aponogetonaceaeaPOR aporusaceaeaPOS apostasiaceaeaPta aptandraceaeaQuG aquilegiaceaeaQui aquifoliaceaeaQuL aquilariaceaeaR++ araceaeaRaD aralidiaceaeaRaG aragoaceae

aRaL araliaceaeaRau araucariaceaeaRBu arbutaceaeaRCE arceuthobiaceaeaRCS arctostaphylaceaeaRCt arctotaceaeaRDi ardisiaceaeaREC arecaceaeaRGO argophyllaceaeaRiR arisaraceaeaRiS aristolochiaceaeaRit aristoteliaceaeaRJO arjonaceaeaRME armeriaceaeaRtE artemisiaceaeaRtO artocarpaceaeaRuL arundinellaceaeaRun arundinaceaeaSaR asaraceaeaSCL asclepiadaceaeaSCY ascyraceaeaSPa asparagaceaeaSPE asperulaceaeaSPH asphodelaceaeaSPi aspidistraceaeaSPL aspleniaceaeaSPR asperellaceaeaSPt aspalathaceaeaStC astrocarpaceaeaStE asteraceaeaStL asteliaceaeaStn asteranthaceaeaStP asteropeiaceaeaStR astragalaceaeatHa athanasiaceaeatHE atherospermataceaeatHY athyriaceaeatRi atriplicaceaeatRO atropaceaeauCu aucubaceaeauRa aurantiaceaeauSt austrobaileyaceaeauSX austrotaxaceaeaVEn avenaceaeaVER averrhoaceaeaVEt avetraceaeaViC avicenniaceaeaZaL azaleaceaeaZiM azimaceaeaZOL azollaceaeBaLa BalanophoraceaeBaLM BalsameaceaeBaLP BalanopaceaeBaLS BalsaminaceaeBaLt Balanitaceae

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BaMB BambusaceaeBaRB BarbeyaceaeBaRC BarclayaceaeBaRn BarbaceniaceaeBaRR BarringtoniaceaeBaRu BarbeuiaceaeBaSE BasellaceaeBat+ BataceaeBauE BaueraceaeBauH BauhiniaceaeBaXt BaxteriaceaeBEGO BegoniaceaeBEHn BehniaceaeBELa BelangeraceaeBELL BelloniaceaeBEMB BembiciaceaeBERB BerberidaceaeBERD BerberidopsidaceaeBERt BertyaceaeBERZ BerzeliaceaeBESL BesleriaceaeBEt+ BetaceaeBEtu BetulaceaeBiEB BiebersteiniaceaeBiFa BifariaceaeBiGn BignoniaceaeBiSC BischofiaceaeBiX+ BixaceaeBLaK BlakeaceaeBLan BlandfordiaceaeBLat BlattiaceaeBLEC BlechnaceaeBLEP BlepharocaryaceaeBLit BlitaceaeBLYX BlyxaceaeBOER BoerlagellaceaeBOLB BolbitidaceaeBOLi BolivariaceaeBOMB BombacaceaeBOnn BonnetiaceaeBOnt BontiaceaeBOOP BoopidaceaeBORa BoraginaceaeBORO BoroniaceaeBORS BorassaceaeBORY BoryaceaeBOtD BotryodendraceaeBOtR BotrychiaceaeBOuG BougainvilleaceaeBOWE BoweniaceaeBRaS BrassicaceaeBREt BretschneideraceaeBREX BrexiaceaeBROM BromeliaceaeBRuL Brunelliaceae

BRun BruniaceaeBRuO BrunoniaceaeBRuS BrunsvigiaceaeBRYO BryoniaceaeBuCH BuchneraceaeBuCi BucidaceaeBuDD BuddlejaceaeBuGL BuglossaceaeBuLB BulbocodiaceaeBuME BumeliaceaeBuPL BupleuraceaeBuRC BurchardiaceaeBuRM BurmanniaceaeBuRS BurseraceaeButO ButomaceaeBuX+ BuxaceaeBYBL ByblidaceaeBYtt ByttneriaceaeCaBO CabombaceaeCaCa CacaoaceaeCaCt CactaceaeCaES CaesalpiniaceaeCaLa CaladiaceaeCaLC CallicomaceaeCaLE CalectasiaceaeCaLG CalligonaceaeCaLH CallitrichaceaeCaLi CallitraceaeCaLL CallaceaeCaLM CalamaceaeCaLn CalendulaceaeCaLO CalochortaceaeCaLP CalophyllaceaeCaLR CalyceraceaeCaLt CalthaceaeCaLY CalycanthaceaeCaMB CambogiaceaeCaME CamelliaceaeCaMn CampynemataceaeCaMP CampanulaceaeCanB CannabaceaeCanE CanellaceaeCann CannaceaeCanO CanotiaceaeCanP CanopodaceaeCanS CansjeraceaeCaPa CaprariaceaeCaPP CapparaceaeCaPR CaprifoliaceaeCaRC Caricaceae (:Carex)CaRD CardiopteridaceaeCaRi Caricaceae (:Carica)CaRL CarlemanniaceaeCaRn CarpanthaceaeCaRO Carpodetaceae

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CaRP CarpinaceaeCaRR CaryocaraceaeCaRS CarissaceaeCaRt CartonemataceaeCaRu CarduaceaeCaRY CaryophyllaceaeCaSi CassiaceaeCaSL CastelaceaeCaSP CassipoureaceaeCaSS CassythaceaeCaSt CastaneaceaeCaSu CasuarinaceaeCatE CatesbaeaceaeCatH CathedraceaeCECR CecropiaceaeCEDL CedrelaceaeCEDR CedraceaeCELa CelastraceaeCELO CelosiaceaeCELt CeltidaceaeCEnR CentaureaceaeCEnt CentrolepidaceaeCEP+ CepaceaeCEPH CephalotaceaeCEPn CephalanthaceaeCEPX CephalotaxaceaeCERa CeratophyllaceaeCERB CerberaceaeCERC CercidiphyllaceaeCERD CercodiaceaeCERE CereaceaeCERi CerinthaceaeCERO CeroxylaceaeCERP CeratopteridaceaeCERR CercocarpaceaeCERS CerastiaceaeCERt CeratoniaceaeCESt CestraceaeCEVa CevalliaceaeCHaE ChaeturaceaeCHai ChailletiaceaeCHaL ChamelauciaceaeCHaM ChamaedoreaceaeCHau ChaunochitonaceaeCHEi CheiropleuriaceaeCHEL ChelidoniaceaeCHEn ChenopodiaceaeCHEO ChelonaceaeCHEt CheilanthaceaeCHiM ChimonanthaceaeCHin ChingithamnaceaeCHiO ChionographidaceaeCHiR ChironiaceaeCHit ChiranthodendraceaeCHLD Chloridaceae

CHLn ChloanthaceaeCHLO ChloranthaceaeCHOn ChondrosaceaeCHRi ChristenseniaceaeCHRY ChrysobalanaceaeCiCE CiceraceaeCiCH CichoriaceaeCiMi CimicifugaceaeCinC CinchonaceaeCiRa CircaeaceaeCiRC CircaeasteraceaeCiSS CissaceaeCiSt CistaceaeCitR CitraceaeCLEM ClematidaceaeCLEO CleomaceaeCLEt ClethraceaeCLuS ClusiaceaeCnEO CneoraceaeCnES CnestidaceaeCniC CnicaceaeCOBa CobaeaceaeCOCH CochlospermaceaeCOCO CocosaceaeCOFF CoffeaceaeCOLC ColchicaceaeCOLE ColeanthaceaeCOLG ColeogynaceaeCOLu ColumelliaceaeCOMB CombretaceaeCOMM CommelinaceaeCOMO ComocladiaceaeCOMP CompositaeCOMS CompsoaceaeCOna ConantheraceaeCOnD CoriandraceaeCOnL ConvallariaceaeCOnn ConnaraceaeCOnO ConostylidaceaeCOnV ConvolvulaceaeCORa CoriariaceaeCORC CorynocarpaceaeCORD CordiaceaeCORE CoreopsidaceaeCORi CoridaceaeCORK CorokiaceaeCORL CorydalaceaeCORM CorispermaceaeCORn CornaceaeCORO CoronillaceaeCORP CoryphaceaeCORR CorrigiolaceaeCORS CorsiaceaeCORY CorylaceaeCOSt Costaceae

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COtY CotyledonaceaeCOuB CoutoubeaceaeCOuL CoulaceaeCOut CoutareaceaeCRaS CrassulaceaeCREn CrescentiaceaeCRES CressaceaeCRin CrinaceaeCROC CrocaceaeCROO CroomiaceaeCROS CrossosomataceaeCROt CrotonaceaeCRuC CruciferaeCRYC CryptocorynaceaeCRYG CryptogrammaceaeCRYM CryptomeriaceaeCRYP CrypteroniaceaeCRYt CryptaceaeCtEn CtenolophonaceaeCuCu CucurbitaceaeCuLC CulcitaceaeCunn CunninghamiaceaeCunO CunoniaceaeCuPR CupressaceaeCuRC CurcumaceaeCuRt CurtisiaceaeCuSC CuscutaceaeCYaa CyananthaceaeCYaL CyanellaceaeCYan CyanastraceaeCYat CyatheaceaeCYCa CycadaceaeCYCC CyclocheilaceaeCYCL CyclanthaceaeCYCR CyclantheraceaeCYDO CydoniaceaeCYMO CymodoceaceaeCYna CynanchaceaeCYnO CynomoriaceaeCYnR CynaraceaeCYnS CynosuraceaeCYPC CyphocarpaceaeCYPE CyperaceaeCYPH CyphiaceaeCYPR CypripediaceaeCYRD CyrtandraceaeCYRi CyrillaceaeCYRt CyrtanthaceaeCYSt CystodiaceaeCYti CytinaceaeDaCt DactylanthaceaeDaMa DamasoniaceaeDana DanaeaceaeDaPH DaphniphyllaceaeDaPn Daphnaceae

DaSY DasypogonaceaeDati DatiscaceaeDatu DaturaceaeDauC DaucaceaeDaVa DavalliaceaeDaVi DavidiaceaeDaVS DavidsoniaceaeDECa DecaisneaceaeDEER DeeringiaceaeDEGE DegeneriaceaeDELP DelphiniaceaeDEnD DendrophthoaceaeDEnn DennstaedtiaceaeDESF DesfontainiaceaeDEta DetariaceaeDiaL DialypetalanthaceaeDian DianellaceaeDiaP DiapensiaceaeDiat DianthaceaeDiCH DichapetalaceaeDiCK DicksoniaceaeDiCL DiclidantheraceaeDiCn DichondraceaeDiCR DicranopteridaceaeDiCt DictamnaceaeDiDi DidiereaceaeDiDM DidymocarpaceaeDiDY DidymelaceaeDiEG DiegodendraceaeDiER DiervillaceaeDiGi DigitalidaceaeDiLa DilatridaceaeDiLL DilleniaceaeDiOC DioncophyllaceaeDiOM DiosmaceaeDiOn DionaeaceaeDiOP DiospyraceaeDiOS DioscoreaceaeDiPC DipterocarpaceaeDiPE DipentodontaceaeDiPH DiphylleiaceaeDiPL DiplolaenaceaeDiPR DiplarchaceaeDiPS DipsacaceaeDiPt DipteridaceaeDiRa DirachmaceaeDiSa DisanthaceaeDODO DodonaeaceaeDOMB DombeyaceaeDOna DonatiaceaeDORS DorsteniaceaeDORt DortmannaceaeDORY DoryanthaceaeDRaB DrabaceaeDRaC Dracaenaceae

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DRat DracontiaceaeDRiM DrimyidaceaeDROP DrosophyllaceaeDROS DroseraceaeDRYa DryadaceaeDRYn DrynariaceaeDRYO DryopteridaceaeDuaB DuabangaceaeDuCK DuckeodendraceaeDuRa DurantaceaeDYSP DysphaniaceaeEBEn EbenaceaeECDE EcdeiocoleaceaeECHi EchiaceaeECHn EchinopaceaeECHR EchinariaceaeEHRE EhretiaceaeEHRH EhrhartaceaeELaC ElaeocarpaceaeELaE ElaeagnaceaeELaP ElaphoglossaceaeELat ElatinaceaeELEG ElegiaceaeELLi EllisiophyllaceaeELLS EllisiaceaeELOD ElodeaceaeELYt ElytranthaceaeEMBE EmbeliaceaeEMBL EmblingiaceaeEMMO EmmotaceaeEMPE EmpetraceaeEnHa EnhalaceaeEPaC EpacridaceaeEPHE EphedraceaeEPHM EphemeraceaeEPiL EpilobiaceaeEPiM EpimediaceaeEQui EquisetaceaeERaG EragrostidaceaeEREM EremolepidaceaeERES EremosynaceaeERiC EricaceaeERiG EriogonaceaeERin ErinaceaeERiO EriocaulaceaeERiS EriospermaceaeEROD ErodiaceaeERYC ErycibaceaeERYn EryngiaceaeERYR ErythroniaceaeERYS ErysimaceaeERYt ErythropalaceaeERYX ErythroxylaceaeESCa EscalloniaceaeESCH Eschscholziaceae

EuCD EucomidaceaeEuCO EucommiaceaeEuCR EucryphiaceaeEuOn EuonymaceaeEuPa EupatoriaceaeEuPH EuphorbiaceaeEuPn EuphroniaceaeEuPO EupomatiaceaeEuPS EuphrasiaceaeEuPt EupteleaceaeEuRY EuryalaceaeEuSt EustrephaceaeEutO EutocaceaeEXOC ExocarpaceaeFaB+ FabaceaeFaG+ FagaceaeFERu FerulaceaeFESt FestucaceaeFiC+ FicaceaeFLaC FlacourtiaceaeFLaG FlagellariaceaeFLin FlindersiaceaeFOEt FoetidiaceaeFORE ForestieraceaeFOtH FothergillaceaeFOuQ FouquieriaceaeFRaG FragariaceaeFRaK FrankeniaceaeFRaL FraxinellaceaeFRan FrancoaceaeFRau FrangulaceaeFRaX FraxinaceaeFREY FreycinetiaceaeFRit FritillariaceaeFuCH FuchsiaceaeFuMa FumariaceaeGaia GaiadendraceaeGaLa GalacaceaeGaLD GaledupaceaeGaLE GaleniaceaeGaLi GaliaceaeGaLt GalanthaceaeGaLX GalaxiaceaeGaRC GarciniaceaeGaRD GardeniaceaeGaRn GardneriaceaeGaRR GarryaceaeGEiS GeissolomataceaeGEit GeitonoplesiaceaeGELS GelsemiaceaeGEni GeniostomaceaeGEnt GentianaceaeGEOn GeonomataceaeGEOS GeosiridaceaeGERa Geraniaceae

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GESn GesneriaceaeGEtH GethyllidaceaeGiLL GilliesiaceaeGina GinalloaceaeGinK GinkgoaceaeGiSE GisekiaceaeGLaD GladiolaceaeGLau GlaucidiaceaeGLEC GlechomaceaeGLEi GleicheniaceaeGLin GlinaceaeGLOB GlobulariaceaeGLYC GlyceriaceaeGnaP GnaphaliaceaeGnEt GnetaceaeGOEt GoetzeaceaeGOMO GomortegaceaeGOMP GomphiaceaeGOMR GomphrenaceaeGOnY GonystylaceaeGOOD GoodeniaceaeGORD GordoniaceaeGOua GouaniaceaeGOuP GoupiaceaeGRaD GrammitidaceaeGRaM GramineaeGRat GratiolaceaeGREY GreyiaceaeGRiE GrielaceaeGRiS GriseliniaceaeGROn GronoviaceaeGROS GrossulariaceaeGRuB GrubbiaceaeGuai GuaiacanaceaeGuEt GuettardaceaeGunn GunneraceaeGuSt GustaviaceaeGutt GuttiferaeGYMn GymnogrammitidaceaeGYRC GyrocarpaceaeGYRO GyrostemonaceaeHaEM HaemodoraceaeHaEn HaemanthaceaeHaLE HalesiaceaeHaLO HalophytaceaeHaLP HalophilaceaeHaLR HaloragaceaeHaMa HamamelidaceaeHanG HanguanaceaeHaRM HarmandiaceaeHEBE HebenstretiaceaeHECt HectorellaceaeHEDE HederaceaeHEDR HedysaraceaeHEDt Hedyotidaceae

HEDY HedyosmaceaeHEiS HeisteriaceaeHELa HelianthaceaeHELC HelicteraceaeHELD HeloniadaceaeHELE HeleniaceaeHELH HelianthemaceaeHELi HeliconiaceaeHELL HelleboraceaeHELM HelminthostachyaceaeHELO HelosaceaeHELP HeliamphoraceaeHELt HeliotropiaceaeHELW HelwingiaceaeHELY HelichrysaceaeHEME HemerocallidaceaeHEMi HemionitidaceaeHEnR HenriqueziaceaeHEnS HenslowiaceaeHERi HerniariaceaeHERM HermanniaceaeHERn HernandiaceaeHERR HerreriaceaeHESP HesperocallidaceaeHEta HeterantheraceaeHEtE HeteropyxidaceaeHEtS HeterostylaceaeHiBB HibbertiaceaeHiBi HibiscaceaeHiLL HilleriaceaeHiMa HimantandraceaeHiPH HippophaeaceaeHiPM HippomanaceaeHiPP HippuridaceaeHiPR HippocrateaceaeHiPS HippocastanaceaeHiRt HirtellaceaeHOMa HomaliaceaeHOPL HoplestigmataceaeHORD HordeaceaeHORn HornschuchiaceaeHORS HortensiaceaeHORt HortoniaceaeHOSt HostaceaeHOuS HoustoniaceaeHu++ HuaceaeHuGO HugoniaceaeHuMB HumbertiaceaeHuMi HumiriaceaeHuPE HuperziaceaeHYaC HyacinthaceaeHYDa HydatellaceaeHYDC HydrocharitaceaeHYDD HydropeltidaceaeHYDG Hydrogetonaceae

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HYDi HydrillaceaeHYDL HydroleaceaeHYDn HydnoraceaeHYDO HydrocotylaceaeHYDP HydrophyllaceaeHYDR HydrangeaceaeHYDS HydrastidaceaeHYDt HydrostachyaceaeHYDY HydrophylacaceaeHYMC HymenocardiaceaeHYME HymenophyllaceaeHYMP HymenophyllopsidaceaeHYOS HyoscyamaceaeHYPa HyperantheraceaeHYPE HypecoaceaeHYPL HypolepidaceaeHYPO HypodematiaceaeHYPP HypopityaceaeHYPR HypericaceaeHYPS HypseocharitaceaeHYPX HypoxidaceaeiCaC icacinaceaeiDiO idiospermaceaeiLiC ilicaceaeiLLE illecebraceaeiLLG illigeraceaeiLLi illiciaceaeiMPa impatientaceaeiMPE imperatoriaceaeinOC inocarpaceaeinuL inulaceaeiOD+ iodaceaeiOni ionidiaceaeiRia iriarteaceaeiRiD iridaceaeiRVi irvingiaceaeiSna isnardiaceaeiSOE isoetaceaeiSOP isophysidaceaeitE+ iteaceaeiXER ixerbaceaeiXi+ ixiaceaeiXiO ixioliriaceaeiXOn ixonanthaceaeJaMB JamboliferaceaeJaPO JaponoliriaceaeJaSi JasionaceaeJaSM JasminaceaeJOHn JohnsoniaceaeJOin JoinvilleaceaeJuGL JuglandaceaeJuLi JulianiaceaeJunC JuncaceaeJunG JuncaginaceaeJuni Juniperaceae

JuSS JussiaeaceaeJuSt JusticiaceaeKaDS KadsuraceaeKaLi KaliphoraceaeKaLM KalmiaceaeKani KaniaceaeKiGG KiggelariaceaeKinG KingdoniaceaeKini KingiaceaeKiRE KirengsehomaceaeKiRK KirkiaceaeKOBR KobresiaceaeKOEB KoeberliniaceaeKOEL KoelreuteriaceaeKRaM KrameriaceaeLaBi LabiataeLaCa LacandoniaceaeLaCC LactucaceaeLaCH LachenaliaceaeLaCi LacistemataceaeLaCt LactoridaceaeLaGE LagerstroemiaceaeLaMi LamiaceaeLana LanariaceaeLanG LangsdorffiaceaeLant LantanaceaeLaPa LapageriaceaeLaRD LardizabalaceaeLaSi LasiopetalaceaeLatH LathyraceaeLauR LauraceaeLaWS LawsoniaceaeLaXM LaxmanniaceaeLECY LecythidaceaeLED+ LedaceaeLEDO LedocarpaceaeLEE+ LeeaceaeLEGu LeguminosaeLEit LeitneriaceaeLEMn LemnaceaeLEnn LennoaceaeLEnS LentiscaceaeLEnt LentibulariaceaeLEOi LeoniaceaeLEOn LeonticaceaeLEPa LeptaulaceaeLEPC LepidocerataceaeLEPi LepidobotryaceaeLEPR LepturaceaeLEPt LeptospermaceaeLEPu LepuropetalaceaeLEPY LepidocaryaceaeLEuC LeucojaceaeLiCa LicaniaceaeLiGu Ligustraceae

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LiLa LilaeaceaeLiLi LiliaceaeLiMC LimnocharitaceaeLiMD LimodoraceaeLiMn LimnanthaceaeLiMO LimoniaceaeLiMS LimosellaceaeLin+ LinaceaeLina LinariaceaeLinD LindsaeaceaeLinL LindleyaceaeLinn LinnaeaceaeLiPP LippayaceaeLiRD LiriodendraceaeLiRi LiriaceaeLiSS LissocarpaceaeLitt LittorellaceaeLOaS LoasaceaeLOBE LobeliaceaeLOGa LoganiaceaeLOMa LomandraceaeLOMR LomariopsidaceaeLOni LoniceraceaeLOPE LopeziaceaeLOPH LophiraceaeLOPL LophiolaceaeLOPS LophosoriaceaeLOPt LophophytaceaeLOPX LophopyxidaceaeLORa LoranthaceaeLOt+ LotaceaeLOWi LowiaceaeLOXO LoxogrammaceaeLOXS LoxsomataceaeLuPu LupulaceaeLuXE LuxemburgiaceaeLuZu LuzuriagaceaeLYCH LychnidaceaeLYCi LyciaceaeLYCO LycopodiaceaeLYGO LygodiaceaeLYGS LygodisodeaceaeLYSi LysimachiaceaeLYtH LythraceaeMaCa MacarisiaceaeMaGn MagnoliaceaeMaL+ MalaceaeMaLE MalesherbiaceaeMaLO MalortieaceaeMaLP MalpighiaceaeMaLV MalvaceaeManG MangiaceaeMani ManicariaceaeMaRa MarattiaceaeMaRC Marcgraviaceae

MaRn MarantaceaeMaRR MarathraceaeMaRS MarsileaceaeMaRt MartyniaceaeMaSt MastixiaceaeMatO MatoniaceaeMatR MatricariaceaeMaun MaundiaceaeMaYa MayacaceaeMEDE MedeolaceaeMEDG MedusagynaceaeMEDu MedusandraceaeMELa MelanthiaceaeMELC MelicaceaeMELi MeliaceaeMELL MelaleucaceaeMELM MelastomataceaeMELn MelianthaceaeMELO MelochiaceaeMELP MelanophyllaceaeMELR MelampyraceaeMELS MeliosmaceaeMELt MelittaceaeMEME MemecylaceaeMEnD MendonciaceaeMEni MenispermaceaeMEnt MenthaceaeMEnY MenyanthaceaeMEnZ MenziesiaceaeMERC MercurialaceaeMERE MerenderaceaeMESE MesembryanthemaceaeMESM MesembryaceaeMESP MespilaceaeMEta MetaxyaceaeMEtS MetasequoiaceaeMEtt MetteniusaceaeMEYE MeyeniaceaeMiCB MicrobiotaceaeMiCC MicrocachrydaceaeMiCn MicrantheaceaeMiCO MiconiaceaeMiCR MicrocycadaceaeMiLi MiliaceaeMiLu MilulaceaeMiMO MimosaceaeMiRa MirabilidaceaeMiSO MisodendraceaeMitR MitrastemonaceaeMODE ModeccaceaeMOHR MohriaceaeMOLL MolluginaceaeMOna MonachosoraceaeMOnD MonodoraceaeMOni Monimiaceae

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MOnn MontiniaceaeMOnO MonotaceaeMOnP MonotropaceaeMOnt MontiaceaeMOR+ MoraceaeMORG MoringaceaeMORi MorinaceaeMOuR MouriraceaeMOut MoutabeaceaeMunt MuntingiaceaeMuS+ MusaceaeMuti MutisiaceaeMYOP MyoporaceaeMYRB MyrobalanaceaeMYRC MyristicaceaeMYRi MyricaceaeMYRO MyrothamnaceaeMYRP MyriophyllaceaeMYRR MyrrhiniaceaeMYRS MyrsinaceaeMYRt MyrtaceaeMYSt MystropetalaceaenaGE nageiaceaenaJa najadaceaenanD nandinaceaenaPO napoleonaeaceaenaRC narcissaceaenaRD nardaceaenaRt nartheciaceaenaSS nassauviaceaenauC naucleaceaenECt nectaropetalaceaenEGR negripteridaceaenEiL neilliaceaenELS nelsoniaceaenELu nelumbonaceaenEMa nemacladaceaenEOt neottiaceaenEPE nepenthaceaenEPH nephrolepidaceaenEPt nepetaceaenESO nesogenaceaenEuR neuradaceaenEuW neuwiediaceaenHan nhandirobaceaeniCO nicotianaceaeniGE nigellaceaenitR nitrariaceaenOLa nolanaceaenOLi nolinaceaenOna nonateliaceaenOtH nothofagaceaenuPH nupharaceaenuYt nuytsiaceaenYCn nyctanthaceae

nYCt nyctaginaceaenYMP nymphaeaceaenYP+ nypaceaenYSS nyssaceaeOBOL ObolariaceaeOCHn OchnaceaeOCHR OchranthaceaeOCtO OctoknemaceaeOEnO OenotheraceaeOFti OftiaceaeOLaC OlacaceaeOLE+ OleaceaeOLEa OleandraceaeOLin OliniaceaeOnaG OnagraceaeOnCO OncothecaceaeOnOC OnocleaceaeOnOS OnosmaceaeOPER OperculariaceaeOPHi OphioglossaceaeOPHP OphiopogonaceaeOPHR OphiraceaeOPHX OphioxylaceaeOPiL OpiliaceaeOPOR OporanthaceaeOPun OpuntiaceaeORCH OrchidaceaeORni OrnithogalaceaeORnR OrnithropaceaeOROB OrobanchaceaeOROn OrontiaceaeORtE OrtegaceaeORYZ OryzaceaeOSMu OsmundaceaeOSYR OsyridaceaeOXaL OxalidaceaeOXYC OxycoccaceaeOXYL OxycladaceaeOXYS OxystylidaceaePaCH PachysandraceaePaCO PacouriaceaePaEO PaeoniaceaePaGa PagamaeaceaePaiV PaivaeusaceaePaLM PalmaePanC PancratiaceaePanD PandaceaePanG PangiaceaePani PanicaceaePann PandanaceaePaPa PapaveraceaePaPi PapilionaceaePaPP PappophoraceaePaPY PapyraceaePaRa Paracryphiaceae

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PaRD ParidaceaePaRi ParianaceaePaRK ParkeriaceaePaRn ParnassiaceaePaRO ParonychiaceaePaRP ParopsiaceaePaRR ParrotiaceaePaRt PartheniaceaePaSP PaspalaceaePaSS PassifloraceaePaSt PastinacaceaePauL PaulowniaceaePaun PaulliniaceaePaVi PaviaceaePECt PectiantiaceaePEDa PedaliaceaePEDi PedicularidaceaePEGa PeganaceaePELi PeliosanthaceaePELL PellicieraceaePEna PenaeaceaePEnC PentaphylacaceaePEnD PentadiplandraceaePEnG PentaphragmataceaePEnn PennantiaceaePEnP PentapetaceaePEnS PentastemonaceaePEnt PenthoraceaePEPE PeperomiaceaePER+ PeraceaePERa PeranemataceaePERC PersicariaceaePERD PerdiciaceaePERi PeridiscaceaePERP PeriplocaceaePERS PerseaceaePERt PeripterygiaceaePEtE PetermanniaceaePEti PetiveriaceaePEtR PetreaceaePEtS PetrosaviaceaePHaD PhalaridaceaePHaL PhaleriaceaePHan PharnaceaceaePHaR PharaceaePHaS PhaseolaceaePHEL PhellinaceaePHEP PhelypaeaceaePHER PherosphaeraceaePHiC PhilocrenaceaePHiL PhiladelphaceaePHiP PhilippodendraceaePHiS PhilesiaceaePHiY PhilydraceaePHOD Phoradendraceae

PHOE PhoenicaceaePHOR PhormiaceaePHRY PhrymaceaePHYa PhyllanthaceaePHYC PhylicaceaePHYE PhytelephantaceaePHYG PhylloglossaceaePHYL PhyllocladaceaePHYn PhyllonomaceaePHYR PhytocrenaceaePHYS PhysenaceaePHYt PhytolaccaceaePiCD PicridaceaePiCE PiceaceaePiCM PicramniaceaePiCR PicrodendraceaePiLO PilocarpaceaePiLu PilulariaceaePin+ PinaceaePinG PinguiculaceaePiPE PiperaceaePiRi PiriquetaceaePiSC PistaciaceaePiSO PisoniaceaePiSt PistiaceaePitt PittosporaceaePLaa PlagianthaceaePLaC PlatyceriaceaePLaG PlagiogyriaceaePLan PlantaginaceaePLaP PlagiopteraceaePLaS PlatystemonaceaePLat PlatanaceaePLaZ PlatyzomataceaePLEC PlectroniaceaePLER PleurisanthaceaePLEu PleurosoriopsidaceaePLOC PlocospermataceaePLuM PlumbaginaceaePLuR PlumeriaceaePO++ PoaceaePODC PodocarpaceaePODO PodoaceaePODP PodophyllaceaePODS PodostemaceaePOLa PolygonanthaceaePOLC PolycnemaceaePOLE PolemoniaceaePOLG PolygonaceaePOLL PolygalaceaePOLO PolyosmaceaePOLP PolpodaceaePOLR PolycarpaeaceaePOLt PolygonataceaePOLY Polypodiaceae

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POnt PontederiaceaePORa PoranaceaePORn PorantheraceaePORt PortulacaceaePOSi PosidoniaceaePOta PotaliaceaePOtE PotentillaceaePOtH PothaceaePOtM PotamogetonaceaePOtR PoteriaceaePOtt PottingeriaceaePRiM PrimulaceaePRiO PrioniaceaePRit PrionotaceaePROC ProckiaceaePROt ProteaceaePRun PrunaceaePSEL PseliaceaePSEP PseudophoenicaceaePSEu PseudanthaceaePSiL PsilotaceaePSit PsittacanthaceaePSiX PsiloxylaceaePSYC PsychotriaceaePSYL PsylliaceaePtaE PtaeroxylaceaePtED PteridiaceaePtEL PteleaceaePtEn PterisanthaceaePtEP PteridophyllaceaePtER PteridaceaePtES PterostemonaceaePuni PunicaceaePutR PutranjivaceaePYR+ PyraceaePYRO PyrolaceaeQuaS QuassiaceaeQuER QuercaceaeQuii QuiinaceaeQuiL QuillajaceaeRaFF RafflesiaceaeRaMO RamondaceaeRanD RandiaceaeRanu RanunculaceaeRanZ RanzaniaceaeRaPa RapateaceaeRaPH RaphanaceaeREau ReaumuriaceaeRESE ResedaceaeRESt RestionaceaeREtZ RetziaceaeRHaB RhabdodendraceaeRHaM RhamnaceaeRHaP RhaptopetalaceaeRHEX Rhexiaceae

RHin RhinanthaceaeRHiP RhipogonaceaeRHiZ RhizophoraceaeRHO+ RhoaceaeRHOD RhodoleiaceaeRHOi RhoipteleaceaeRHOL RhodolaenaceaeRHOn RhododendraceaeRHOO RhodiolaceaeRHOP RhopalocarpaceaeRHOR RhodoraceaeRHOt RhodotypaceaeRHYn RhynchocalycaceaeRHYt RhynchothecaceaeRiBE RibesiaceaeRiCi RicinocarpaceaeRiCn RicinaceaeRiVi RivinaceaeROBi RobiniaceaeRORi RoridulaceaeROS+ RosaceaeROuS RousseaceaeROXB RoxburghiaceaeRuBi RubiaceaeRuMi RumicaceaeRuPP RuppiaceaeRuSC RuscaceaeRut+ RutaceaeSaBa SabalaceaeSaBC SabiceaceaeSaBi SabiaceaeSaCC SaccifoliaceaeSaCH SaccharaceaeSaG+ SagaceaeSaGO SagoneaceaeSaLa SalazariaceaeSaLC SalaciaceaeSaLD SalvadoraceaeSaLi SalicaceaeSaLn SalviniaceaeSaLP SalpiglossidaceaeSaLR SalicorniaceaeSaLS SalsolaceaeSaLV SalviaceaeSaLX SalaxidaceaeSaMB SambucaceaeSaMO SamolaceaeSaMY SamydaceaeSanG SanguisorbaceaeSani SaniculaceaeSanO SantolinaceaeSanS SansevieriaceaeSant SantalaceaeSaPi SapindaceaeSaPO Sapotaceae

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SaRB SarcobataceaeSaRC SarcocaceaeSaRG SargentodoxaceaeSaRL SarcolaenaceaeSaRP SarcophytaceaeSaRR SarraceniaceaeSaRS SarcospermataceaeSaRt SarcostigmataceaeSaua SaurauiaceaeSauR SaururaceaeSauV SauvagesiaceaeSaXE SaxegothaeaceaeSaXi SaxifragaceaeSCaB ScabiosaceaeSCaE ScaevolaceaeSCEP ScepaceaeSCHa SchizolaenaceaeSCHE ScheuchzeriaceaeSCHi SchisandraceaeSCHL SchlegeliaceaeSCHn SchinaceaeSCHO SchoepfiaceaeSCHP SchizopetaceaeSCHR SchreberaceaeSCHZ SchizaeaceaeSCia SciadopityaceaeSCiL ScillaceaeSCiR ScirpaceaeSCLa ScleranthaceaeSCLE SclerophylacaceaeSCOL ScoliopaceaeSCOR ScorodocarpaceaeSCRO ScrophulariaceaeSCut ScutellariaceaeSCYB ScybaliaceaeSCYP ScyphostegiaceaeSCYt ScytopetalaceaeSEBE SebestenaceaeSED+ SedaceaeSEGu SeguieriaceaeSELa SelaginaceaeSELL SelaginellaceaeSEMP SempervivaceaeSEnE SenecionaceaeSEQu SequoiaceaeSERR SerratulaceaeSESa SesamaceaeSESu SesuviaceaeSEtC SetchellanthaceaeSHEa SheadendraceaeSiBt SibthorpiaceaeSiLE SilenaceaeSiMa SimaroubaceaeSiMB SimabaceaeSiMM Simmondsiaceae

SinO SinopteridaceaeSiPa SiparunaceaeSiPH SiphonodontaceaeSiPt SiphonanthaceaeSiSY SisymbriaceaeSLaD SladeniaceaeSMEa SmeathmanniaceaeSMiL SmilacaceaeSMYR SmyrniaceaeSOLa SolanaceaeSOnn SonneratiaceaeSORa SoramiaceaeSORB SorbaceaeSOuL SoulameaceaeSPaM SparmanniaceaeSPan SpartinaceaeSPaR SparganiaceaeSPat SpatheliaceaeSPER SpergulaceaeSPHa SphaerosepalaceaeSPHE SphenocleaceaeSPHS SphenostemonaceaeSPiG SpigeliaceaeSPin SpinaciaceaeSPiR SpiraeaceaeSPOn SpondiadaceaeSPOR SporobolaceaeStaC StachyuraceaeStaK StackhousiaceaeStaL StapeliaceaeStan StangeriaceaeStaP StaphyleaceaeStat StaticaceaeStaY StanleyaceaeStED StenomeridaceaeStEG StegnospermataceaeStEL StellariaceaeStEM StemonaceaeStEn StenochlaenaceaeStER SterculiaceaeStiB StilbaceaeStiL StilaginaceaeStiP StipaceaeStRa StrasburgeriaceaeStRB StrombosiaceaeStRE StrelitziaceaeStRO StromatopteridaceaeStRP StreptochaetaceaeStRt StratiotaceaeStRu StrumariaceaeStRY StrychnaceaeStYB StylobasiaceaeStYC StylocerataceaeStYL StylidiaceaeStYP Stypheliaceae

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StYR StyracaceaeSuRi SurianaceaeSWaR SwartziaceaeSWiE SwieteniaceaeSYMP SymplocaceaeSYMR SymphoremataceaeSYnE SynechanthaceaeSYRi SyringaceaetaCC taccaceaetaEn taenitidaceaetaiW taiwaniaceaetaKH takhtajaniaceaetaM+ tamaceaetaMa tamaricaceaetaMD tamarindaceaetaMn tamnaceaetana tanacetaceaetaPi tapisciaceaetaX+ taxaceaetaXO taxodiaceaetECO tecophilaeaceaetECt tectariaceaetELE telephiaceaetEPu tepuianthaceaetERM terminaliaceaetERn ternstroemiaceaetEtD tetradiclidaceaetEtG tetragoniaceaetEtH tetrathecaceaetEtL tetraclinaceaetEtM tetramelaceaetEtn tetrachondraceaetEtP tetracarpaeaceaetEtR tetracentraceaetEtS tetrastylidiaceaetEtt tetrameristaceaetHaL thalictraceaetHaS thalassiaceaetHE+ theaceaetHEB theobromataceaetHEL theligonaceaetHEM themidaceaetHEO theophrastaceaetHEP thelypteridaceaetHES thesiaceaetHiS thismiaceaetHLa thlaspiaceaetHOM thomandersiaceaetHuJ thujaceaetHun thunbergiaceaetHuP thujopsidaceaetHuR thurniaceaetHYM thymelaeaceaetHYR thyrsopteridaceaetiCO ticodendraceae

tiLE tillaeaceaetiLi tiliaceaetiLL tillandsiaceaetin+ tinaceaetitH tithymalaceaetMES tmesipteridaceaetOFi tofieldiaceaetORM tormentillaceaetORR torricelliaceaetORY torreyaceaetOVa tovariaceaetRaD tradescantiaceaetRaG tragiaceaetRaL trapellaceaetRaP trapaceaetREM tremandraceaetREW trewiaceaetRiB tribulaceaetRiC trichomanaceaetRiD trichopodaceaetRiE tribelaceaetRiG trigoniaceaetRiL trilliaceaetRiM trimeniaceaetRin triglochinaceaetRiO triplobaceaetRiP triplostegiaceaetRiR tricyrtidaceaetRiS tristichaceaetRit triticaceaetRiu triuridaceaetROC trochodendraceaetROP tropaeolaceaetuLB tulbaghiaceaetuLi tulipaceaetuMB tumboaceaetuPi tupistraceaetuRn turneraceaetYPH typhaceaeuaPa uapacaceaeuLLu ullucaceaeuLM+ ulmaceaeuLMa ulmariaceaeuMBE umbelliferaeuniS unisemataceaeuRti urticaceaeutRi utriculariaceaeuVuL uvulariaceaeVaCC VacciniaceaeVaHL VahliaceaeVaLE ValerianaceaeVaLL VallisneriaceaeVani VanillaceaeVELL VelloziaceaeVERa Veratraceae

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VERB VerbenaceaeVERC VernicaceaeVERn VernoniaceaeVERO VeronicaceaeVERS VerbascaceaeViBu ViburnaceaeViCi ViciaceaeVinC VincaceaeViOL ViolaceaeViSC ViscaceaeVit+ VitaceaeViti ViticaceaeVitt VittariaceaeViVi VivianiaceaeVOCH VochysiaceaeWaCH WachendorfiaceaeWaLL WalleriaceaeWELG WellingtoniaceaeWELL WellstediaceaeWELW WelwitschiaceaeWiLL WillughbeiaceaeWint WinteraceaeWOLF WolffiaceaeWOOD WoodsiaceaeXani XanthiaceaeXanR XanthorrhoeaceaeXant XanthophyllaceaeXERO XerophyllaceaeXiME XimeniaceaeXiPH XiphidiaceaeXYRi XyridaceaeYuCC YuccaceaeZaMi ZamiaceaeZann ZannichelliaceaeZanO ZanoniaceaeZant ZanthoxylaceaeZE++ ZeaceaeZEPH ZephyranthaceaeZinG ZingiberaceaeZiZi ZiziphaceaeZOSt ZosteraceaeZYGO Zygophyllaceae

Suprafamilial rank-suffix abbreviations

these are two-character abbreviations of the standard suffixes that indicate the suprafamilial ranks normally used in the hierarchy of botanical nomenclature. appended to the preceding four-character family-name abbreviations, they will provide unique six-character abbreviations for type-based names at those suprafamilial ranks.

PH -phyta divisionPn -phytina subdivisionOP -opsida classiD -idae subclassan -anae superorderaL -ales orderin -ineae suborder

in contexts where abbreviations for family names will be used along with ones for names at suprafamilial ranks, and where it is necessary that all those abbreviations be of uniform length, the two-letter abbreviation aC (for the rank suffix -aceae) that is implicitly appended to the four-character family abbreviations can be rendered overtly to achieve parallel structure, with no compromise of uniqueness. in such situations, of course, fill characters in the four-character family abbreviations would not be elided; if they were, then not only would some of the compound abbreviations fall short of six characters, but in some cases there would be a loss of uniqueness in the initial four-character strings.

Examples

the following pairs of full names and their abbreviations will illustrate the application of the above scheme.

Hamamelidaceae HaMa[aC]Vitaceae Vit+[aC]Poaceae PO++[aC]Laurales LauRaLRosidae ROS+iDMagnoliopsida MaGnOPPinophytina Pin+PnMagnoliophyta MaGnPH