Everything about Schisandraceae totally explained
Schisandraceae is the
botanical name of a family of
flowering plants. Such a family has been recognized by most taxonomists, at least for the past several decades. Before that, the plants concerned were assigned to family
Magnoliaceae.
The
APG II system, of 2003, also recognizes such a family. It places the family in order
Austrobaileyales, which in turn is accepted as being among the most basic lineages in the clade
angiosperms. APG II assumes this to be a family of three genera, Schisandraceae sensu lato. This family consists of woody plants, containing
essential oils.
However, APG II does allow the option of segregating the genus
Illicium as the family
Illiciaceae. This leaves only two genera in this family, Schisandraceae sensu stricto. This consists of
Schisandra and
Kadsura, totalling several dozen species, found in tropical to temperate regions of
East and
Southeast Asia and the
Caribbean.
The
APG system, of 1998, recognized both the families Schisandraceae sensu stricto and Illiciaceae, unplaced as to order. It regarded both families as being among the most basic lineages in the clade
angiosperms.
The
Cronquist system, of 1981, treated the plants in the family (in its wider sense) as two separate families, which together constituted
» the order
Illiciales,
: in subclass
Magnoliidae,
» :: in class
Magnoliopsida [=
dicotyledons],
::: of division Magnoliophyta [=angiosperms].
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