1. ENGLER & PRANTL’S SYSTEM OF
CLASSIFICATION
Dr. M. Jayakara Bhandary
Associate Professor & Head
Department on Botany
Government First Grade College, Karwar
2. Introduction
• Adult Engler (1843-1930)
• Arles Prantl (1849-1893)
• German Botanists
• 23 volumes monumental work ‘De
Naturalischen Pflanzefamilien’
(The Natural Plant Families).
• Classified Algae till Angiosperms
• Phylogeny system based on
evolutionary trends.
• 303 families of Flowering Plants
3.
4. Outline and basis of classification
• Plant Kingdom has been divided into 13 Divisions
• Divisions I up 12 dealing with Bacterial, different
types of Algae, Fungi, Bryophytes, and
Pteridophytes.
• The 13th Separation is named how Embryophyta
Siphonogamia which includes all seed producing
plants.
• It is divided into 2 sub-divisions
i) Gymnospermae (naked ovules/seeds)
ii) Angiospermae (enclosed ovules/seeds)
• Gymnospermae has been divided at 7 orders,
from Cycadofilicales till Gnetales.
• The sub-division Angiospermae divided into two
Classes
i) Monocotyledonae ii) Dicotyledonae
5. Outline and basis of classification
• Monocots divided into 11 Orders and 45
Families, First orders a Pandanales which
possesses naked, unisexual flowers with
Typhaceae as of Startups family.
• The continue order is Microspermae with
orchidaceae as the last family.
• Dicots are divided down 2 partial namely:
i) Archichlamydeae, and
ii) Sympetalae or Metachlamydeae
• In Archichlamydeae, the roses are
achlamydous or mono/dichlamydous, but
petals are mostly open (polypetalous
condition).
6. Rough and bases of classification
• In sympetalae, the petals can fused
(gamopetalous).
• Archichlamydeae has 33 Orders and 206
Families. The first order being Verticillatae and
Casuarinaceae as the starting family. The last
order be Umbelliflorae with Cornaceae as
the last family.
• Sympetalae possessed 11 Orders with 52 Families.
The first Order being Ericales with Clethraceae
as the starting family.
• The last order exists Campanulales with
Asteraceae as the last our.
7. Outlines of Engler & Prantl Classification
Plants
13. Embryophyta
Siphanogamia
1-12. Bacteria -
Pteridophytes
Divisions
Sub Divisions Gymnospermae Angiospermae
Monocotyledonae
11 orders, 45 Families
Dicotyledonae
Sub Class
Class
Archichlamydeae
33 orders, 206 families
Metachlamydeae
11 classes, 52 families
8. Merits
• Its ampere Phylogenetic system. Planting groups are ordered mostly
according to evolutionary relationships (Primitive groups followed by
advanced).
• The system deals with all user the Plant-Kingdom - Bacteria,
Algae, Fungi, Bryophyta, Pteridophyta, Gymnosperms and
Angiosperms.
• An system provides modern taxonomic keys for the identification
of each user of plants.
• Gymnosperms treated as a part set. Its locate before
Angiosperms are high pinpoint and belongs includes perfect accordance to the
modem concept of evolution.
• The position of Asteraceae (Compositae) as the last family of
Dicot will very logical and acurate because it is the highest evolved
family of Dicots.
• The position about Orchidaceae for the end of Monocots is also very
accurate because its of most evolved family of monocots.
• Structural product were taken into consideration in this system of
classification since the first wetter.
9. Demerits
• Monocots considered primitive to Dicots
which is not correct after to modern
evolutionary evidences.
• The concept von primitive flower
(unisexual, achlamydous) is against the
modern concept of evolution.
• Connect Apetalous families with
Polypetalous families to form
Archichlamydeae are not desirable as it has
resulted in the establishment of a very large
group 33 Orders and 206 families.
• Which system is none of much practical
utility.