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Angiosperms
Australia
Note that this key was originally derived from the Key to Families in Flora of Australia by A.E. Orchard, based on Cronquist family circumscriptions. It has been extensively edited to align it with the Australian Plant Census (APC) family circumscriptions (these are largely derived from the APGIII system). The change log indicates changes that have been made. In this version, in addition to the recircumscriptions, the first couplet (separating monocots from dicots in the original key) has been removed and the monocots inserted at appropriate points. This change reflects the modern understanding that "dicots" is not a meaningful group, and makes the key fully artificial. The monocot/dicot split at the head of the key was also often challenging for untrained users.
Thiele, K.R. (2016). The Families of Flowering Plants. In: Thiele, K.R. (ed), Keys to the Flowering Plants of Australia. KeyBase.
KeyBase (2024). Flora of Australia: vascular plants: Families of flowering plants. https://keybase.rbg.vic.gov.au/keys/show/8 [Seen: 22-12-2024].
| Time modified | Modified by | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-29 12:17:15 | Brian Ellery | Removing Eucalyptus from line 1290 |
| 2017-01-02 13:27:40 | Kevin Thiele | Aphananthe, Celtis, Trema moved from Ulmaceae to Cannabaceae |
| 2016-12-28 15:18:04 | Kevin Thiele | Platanaceae, Paulowniaceae, Ecdeiocoleaceae added |
| 2016-12-28 00:23:52 | Kevin Thiele | Eremosyne (Escalloniaceae) added |
| 2016-12-17 22:50:55 | Kevin Thiele | Heliconiaceae added |
| 2016-12-09 12:33:23 | Kevin Thiele | Myodocarpaceae separated from Araliaceae |
| 2016-12-07 19:05:35 | Kevin Thiele | Neuradaceae, Emblingiaceae, Lardizabalaceae, Muntingiaceae added |
| 2016-12-06 15:20:38 | Kevin Thiele | Begoniaceae, Doryanthaceae, Griseliniaceae, Hydroleaceae added |
| 2016-08-06 21:14:35 | Kevin Thiele | Hydrangeaceae, Gelsemiaceae, Mayacaceae, Juglandaceae and Didiereaceae added |
| 2016-07-24 18:22:58 | Kevin Thiele | Scrophulariaceae split into segregate families |
| 2016-04-19 18:53:16 | Kevin Thiele | Liliaceae sensu Cronquist split into segregate families sensu APC |
| 2016-03-26 20:20:34 | Kevin Thiele | Aloe moved from Aloeaceae to Asphodelaceae |
| 2016-03-26 20:14:57 | Kevin Thiele | Aloe moved to Asphodelaceae |
| 2016-03-26 20:12:17 | Kevin Thiele | First couplet (monocot/dicot split) removed, and monocots dispersed amongst the key |
| 2016-03-16 22:03:31 | Kevin Thiele | Nymphaeaceae made monotypic (following merger of Ondinea into Nymphaea, fide APC) |
| 2016-03-01 12:05:49 | Kevin Thiele | Argophyllaceae (Corokia) split from Grossulariaceae sensu Cronquist |
| 2016-03-01 12:04:06 | Kevin Thiele | Argophyllaceae (Corokia) split from Grossulariaceae sensu Cronquist |
| 2016-02-26 09:39:08 | Kevin Thiele | Callitrichaceae moved to Plantaginaceae; Myoporaceae moved to Scrophulariaceae |
| 2016-02-23 01:05:25 | Kevin Thiele | All instances of Cronquist's Grossulariaceae (10 genera, now split across 6 families) assigned to one or more of Argophyllaceae, Escalloniaceae, Grossulariaceae, Haloragaceae, Paracryphiaceae and Rousseaceae |
| 2016-02-22 01:03:55 | Kevin Thiele | Aquifoliaceae leads edited to more efficiently deal with Aquifolia (Ilex) and Paracryphiaceae (Sphenostemon); Burmanniaceae/Thismiaceae leads edited to more efficiently deal with these families; Smilacaceae leads assigned to segregate genera |
| 2016-02-21 23:32:13 | Kevin Thiele | All monogeneric and monotypic families annotated with their parenthetical genera/species |
| 2015-02-28 11:20:45 | Niels Klazenga | Reversed order of keyed out items and linked to items |
| 2014-10-27 10:10:38 | Kevin Thiele | Fix for Hymenosporum (if assume petals fused, then need to allow anthers versatile) |
| 2014-03-07 18:09:15 | Kevin Thiele | Updates to account for failures to key out Spathodea (Bignoniaceae) and Stachytarpheta (Verbenaceae) |
| 2014-03-05 08:07:20 | Kevin Thiele | Spelling error corrected on Phyllanthaceae couplets |
| 2014-02-07 10:23:06 | Kevin Thiele | Avicennia moved from Verbenaceae to Acanthaceae |
| 2014-02-07 10:12:24 | Kevin Thiele | Leads for Acanthaceae edited to add cystoliths and retinacula |
| 2014-02-01 11:27:01 | Kevin Thiele | Edit to accomodate Anacardiaceae with unequal anthers (e.g. Schinus) |
| 2014-01-12 16:20:38 | Kevin Thiele | Hypericaceae split from Clusiaceae |
| 2014-01-12 12:53:39 | Kevin Thiele | Cleomaceae split from Capparaceae |
| 2014-01-12 11:53:05 | Kevin Thiele | Sarraceniaceae added |
| 2014-01-12 11:36:50 | Kevin Thiele | Tetrachondraceae added |
| 2014-01-11 21:28:11 | Kevin Thiele | Trimeniaceae added |
| 2014-01-11 21:06:09 | Kevin Thiele | Caricaceae added |
| 2014-01-11 20:40:52 | Kevin Thiele | Balsaminaceae added |
| 2014-01-11 19:56:52 | Kevin Thiele | Nitrariaceae split from Zygophyllaceae |
| 2014-01-11 16:55:58 | Kevin Thiele | Argophyllaceae and Cornaceae segregated |
| 2014-01-11 15:55:28 | Kevin Thiele | Anarthriaceae split from Restionaceae |
| 2014-01-11 15:29:07 | Kevin Thiele | Adoxaceae split from Caprifoliaceae |
| 2014-01-11 14:28:41 | Kevin Thiele | Alseuosmiaceae added |
| 2014-01-11 12:15:33 | Kevin Thiele | New lead added to account for Verbenaceae (e.g. Lantana) with truncate calyx (hence fewer than 6 perianth parts) |
| 2014-01-11 11:39:53 | Kevin Thiele | New lead added for Convolvulaceae with (apparently) compound leaves (e.g. Ipomoea) |
| 2013-12-27 19:33:14 | Kevin Thiele | Saxifragaceae sens. Cronquist removed; sens. APC added; Tetracarpaea added in Haloragaceae |
| 2013-12-27 14:00:00 | Kevin Thiele | Hydrophyllaceae p.p. (Phacelia and Wigandia) merged with Boraginaceae |
| 2013-12-27 11:31:28 | Kevin Thiele | Zannichelliaceae merged with Potamogetonaceae |
| 2013-12-27 01:27:31 | Kevin Thiele | Martyniaceae split from Pedaliaceae |
| 2013-12-27 00:29:16 | Kevin Thiele | Atherospermataceae split from Monimiaceae, and instances attributed |
| 2013-12-21 21:33:07 | Kevin Thiele | Najadaceae merged with Hydrocharitaceae |
| 2013-12-21 21:03:59 | Kevin Thiele | Aphanopetalaceae added |
| 2013-12-21 20:45:29 | Kevin Thiele | Davidsoniaceae merged into Cunoniaceae |
| 2013-12-21 20:24:18 | Kevin Thiele | Eucryphiaceae merged into Cunoniaceae |
| 2013-12-21 19:44:41 | Kevin Thiele | Asclepiadaceae merged with Apocynaceae merged |
| 2013-12-21 19:21:32 | Kevin Thiele | Bombacaceae, Sterculiaceae and Tiliaceae merged with Malvaceae |
| 2013-12-21 14:05:47 | Kevin Thiele | Berberidopsidaceae added |
| 2013-12-21 13:20:04 | Kevin Thiele | Flacourtiaceae merged with Salicaceae; Achariaceae added |
| 2013-12-21 12:06:09 | Kevin Thiele | Stackhousiaceae and Hippocrateaceae merged into Celastraceae |
| 2013-12-21 00:56:12 | Kevin Thiele | Epacridaceae merged with Ericaceae |
| 2013-12-10 23:13:18 | Kevin Thiele | Euphorbiaceae split into segregate families (Euphorbiaceae s.s, Putranjivaceae, Phyllanthaceae, Picrodendraceae) and instances assigned to subkeys |
| 2013-12-01 17:02:56 | Kevin Thiele | Edited to account for Fedia and Valerianella (Caprifoliaceae), with 2 or 3 stamens |
| 2013-12-01 16:44:08 | Kevin Thiele | Dipsacaceae and Valerianaceae merged with Caprifoliaceae |
| 2013-12-01 16:13:27 | Kevin Thiele | Legume families replaced by subfamily names |
| 2013-12-01 15:35:40 | Kevin Thiele | Myrsinaceae merged with Primulaceae |
| 2013-12-01 15:11:06 | Kevin Thiele | Paracryphiaceae (Sphenostemon) split from Aquifoliaceae |
| 2013-12-01 14:24:26 | Kevin Thiele | Thismiaceae split from Burmanniaceae |
| 2013-12-01 14:14:19 | Kevin Thiele | Leeaceae merged with Vitaceae; Punicaceae and Sonneratiaceae with Lythraceae |
| 2013-12-01 11:12:40 | Kevin Thiele | Tremandraceae merged with Elaeocarpaceae, and 5-partite WA members accounted for |
| 2013-11-30 23:49:06 | Kevin Thiele | Cuscutaceae merged with Convolvulaceae, Brunoniaceae with Goodeniaceae, Fumariaceae with Papaveraceae; Macarthuria removed from Molluginaceae into Limeaceae |
| 2013-11-30 22:51:48 | Kevin Thiele | Lemnaceae merged with Araceae, Viscaceae with Santalaceae, Alangiaceae with Cornaceae, Aceraceae with Sapindaceae |
| 2013-11-30 17:10:13 | Kevin Thiele | Pentaphylaceae {Ternstroemia cherryi} added (split from Theaceae) |
| 2013-11-30 16:26:57 | Kevin Thiele | Magnoliaceae removed; Donatiaceae included in Stylidiaceae; Fagaceae changed to Nothofagaceae |
| 2013-11-30 15:19:37 | Kevin Thiele | Trapaceae removed; Rafflesiaceae changed to Apodanthaceae; Idiospermaceae changed to Calycanthaceae; Grossulariaceae made monotypic |
| 2013-01-10 22:21:10 | Kevin Thiele | Andruris updated to Sciaphila |
| 2013-01-04 15:02:34 | Kevin Thiele | Chloanthaceae added as distinct from Verbenaceae (in preparation for dealing with Lamiales circumscription changes) |
| 2013-01-03 15:57:36 | Kevin Thiele | Monogeneric and monotypic families replaced with genera and species respectively |