List of flowering plant families in Australia
The families of flowering plants in Australia have been extensively catalogued, this work is published in the ongoing Flora of Australia series, using the Cronquist system.[1] This list included both native and naturalised families.
A edit
Family | Remarks | Genera |
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Acanthaceae | ||
Aceraceae | ||
Actinidiaceae | ||
Agavaceae | ||
Aizoaceae | ||
Akaniaceae | ||
Alangiaceae | Nam con Cornaceae | |
Alismataceae | ||
Alseuosmiaceae | ||
Amaranthaceae | ||
Anacardiaceae | ||
Annonaceae | ||
Apiaceae | ||
Apocynaceae | Including the Asclepiadaceae | |
Aponogetonaceae | ||
Aquifoliaceae | No native species | |
Araceae | ||
Araliaceae | ||
Arecaceae | ||
Aristolochiaceae | ||
Asclepiadaceae | ||
Asteraceae | Including Goodeniaceae | |
Atherospermataceae | ||
Austrobaileyaceae |
B edit
Family | Remarks | Genera |
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Balanopaceae | ||
Balanophoraceae | ||
Basellaceae | ||
Bataceae | ||
Berberidaceae | ||
Betulaceae | No native species | |
Bignoniaceae | ||
Bixaceae | ||
Bombacaceae | ||
Boraginaceae | ||
Brassicaceae | ||
Bromeliaceae | No native species | |
Brunoniaceae | ||
Buddlejaceae | ||
Burmanniaceae | ||
Burseraceae | ||
Byblidaceae |
C edit
D edit
Family | Remarks | Genera |
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Datiscaceae | ||
Dichapetalaceae | ||
Dilleniaceae | ||
Dioscoreaceae | Including the Taccaceae | |
Dipsacaceae | ||
Donatiaceae | ||
Droseraceae |
E edit
Family | Remarks | Genera |
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Ebenaceae | ||
Elaeagnaceae | ||
Elaeocarpaceae | ||
Elatinaceae | ||
Ericaceae | Including Epacridaceae | |
Eriocaulaceae | ||
Erythroxylaceae | ||
Euphorbiaceae | ||
Eupomatiaceae |
F edit
Family | Remarks | Genera |
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Fabaceae | ||
Fagaceae | ||
Flagellariaceae | ||
Frankeniaceae | ||
Fumariaceae |
G edit
Family | Remarks | Genera |
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Gentianaceae | ||
Geraniaceae | ||
Gesneriaceae | ||
Grossulariaceae | Introduced species only | |
Gunneraceae | ||
Gyrostemonaceae |
H edit
Family | Remarks | Genera |
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Haemodoraceae | ||
Haloragaceae | ||
Hamamelidaceae | ||
Hanguanaceae | ||
Hernandiaceae | ||
Himantandraceae | ||
Hippocrateaceae | ||
Hugoniaceae | ||
Hydatellaceae | ||
Hydrocharitaceae | Including the Najadaceae | |
Hydrophyllaceae |
I edit
Family | Remarks | Genera |
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Icacinaceae | Tree or shubs mostly found in Queensland rainforests | Apodytes, Citronella, Gomphandra, Irvingbaileya, Pennantia, Ryticaryum, Stemonurus |
Iridaceae | Perennial herbs mostly found in temperate southern Australia; introduced species are often roadside weeds | Alophia,Anomatheca, Aristea, Babiana, Chasmanthe, Crocosmia, Dierama, Dietes, Diplarrena, Ferraria, Freesia, Galaxia , Gladiolus, Gynandriris, Herbertia, Hesperantha, Hexaglottis, Homeria, Homoglossum, Iris, Isophysis, Ixia, Libertia, Moraea, Orthrosanthus , Patersonia, Romulea, Schizostylis, Sisyrinchium, Sparaxis, Synnotia, Tritonia, Watsonia |
J edit
Family | Remarks | Genera |
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Juncaceae | Rush- or grass-like plants | Juncus, Luzula |
Juncaginaceae | Aquatic and semi-aquatic plants | Lilaea , Maundia, Triglochin |
L edit
Family | Remarks | Genera |
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Lamiaceae | ||
Lauraceae | ||
Lecythidaceae | ||
Leeaceae | ||
Lemnaceae | ||
Lentibulariaceae | ||
Liliaceae | ||
Limnocharitaceae | ||
Linaceae | ||
Loganiaceae | ||
Loranthaceae | ||
Lythraceae |
M edit
N edit
Family | Remarks | Genera |
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Nelumbonaceae | Found in the tropical monsoonal north of Australia | Nelumbo |
Nepenthaceae | Climbers; a single species is known from Cape York Peninsula | Nepenthes |
Nyctaginaceae | ||
Nymphaeaceae |
O edit
Family | Remarks | Genera |
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Ochnaceae | ||
Olacaceae | ||
Oleaceae | ||
Onagraceae | ||
Opiliaceae | ||
Orchidaceae | ||
Orobanchaceae | ||
Oxalidaceae |
P edit
Family | Remarks | Genera |
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Pandanaceae | ||
Papaveraceae | Including the Fumariaceae | |
Passifloraceae | ||
Pedaliaceae | ||
Philydraceae | ||
Phytolaccaceae | ||
Piperaceae | ||
Pittosporaceae | ||
Plantaginaceae | Including Globulariaceae | |
Plumbaginaceae | ||
Poaceae | ||
Podostemaceae | ||
Polemoniaceae | ||
Polygalaceae | ||
Polygonaceae | ||
Pontederiaceae | ||
Portulacaceae | ||
Posidoniaceae | ||
Potamogetonaceae | Including Zannichelliaceae | |
Primulaceae | ||
Proteaceae |
R edit
Family | Remarks | Genera |
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Rafflesiaceae | ||
Ranunculaceae | ||
Resedaceae | ||
Restionaceae | ||
Rhamnaceae | ||
Rhizophoraceae | ||
Rosaceae | ||
Rubiaceae | ||
Ruppiaceae | ||
Rutaceae |
S edit
Family | Remarks | Genera |
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Salicaceae | Including Flacourtiaceae | |
Santalaceae | Including Viscaceae | |
Sapindaceae | ||
Sapotaceae | ||
Saxifragaceae | ||
Scrophulariaceae | ||
Simaroubaceae | ||
Smilacaeae | ||
Solanaceae | ||
Sonneratiaceae | ||
Sparganiaceae | ||
Sphenocleaceae | ||
Stackhousiaceae | ||
Stemonaceae | ||
Sterculiaceae | ||
Stylidiaceae | ||
Surianaceae | ||
Symplocaceae |
T edit
Family | Remarks | Genera |
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Tamaricaceae | ||
Theaceae | ||
Thymelaeaceae | ||
Tremandraceae | ||
Trimeniaceae | ||
Triuridaceae | ||
Tropaeolaceae | ||
Typhaceae |
U edit
Family | Remarks | Genera |
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Ulmaceae | Trees and shrubs. Three native genera, one naturalised | Aphananthe, Celtis, Trema, Ulmus |
Urticaceae | Australina, Boehmeria, Dendrocnide, Elatostema, Laportea, Nothocnide, Parietaria, † Pilea, Pipturus, Pouzolzia, Procris, † Soleirolia, Urtica, |
† Present but not naturalised.[2]
V edit
Family | Remarks | Genera |
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Valerianaceae | No native species, some naturalised genera. | Centranthus, Fedia, Valerianella |
Verbenaceae | Aloysi, Callicarpa, Chloanthes, Citharexylum, Clerodendrum, Cyanostegia, Dicrastylis, Duranta, Faradaya, Glossocarya, Gmelina, Hemiphora, Huxleya, Lachnostachys, Lantana, Lippia, Mallophora, Newcastelia, Oncinocalyx, Petraeovitex, Phyla, Physopsis, Pityrodia, Premna, Spartothamnella, Stachytarpheta, Verbena, Vitex, Viticipremna | |
Violaceae | Herb shrubs and trees found in temperate regions. | Hybanthus, Hymenanthera, Melicytus, Rinorea, Viola |
Vitaceae | Woody climbers, found in tropical and sub-tropical rainforest | Ampelocissus, Cayratia, Cissus, Clematicissus, Parthenocissus, Tetrastigma, Vitis |
W edit
Family | Remarks | Genera |
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Winteraceae | Shrubs or small tress found along the east coast and in Tasmania. | Bubbia, Tasmannia |
X edit
Family | Remarks | Genera |
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Xanthophyllaceae | Small trees, only found in the rainforests on the Cape York Peninsula. | Xanthophyllum |
Xanthorrhoeaceae | Including Asphodelaceae. Most members of this family are found in Australia where they occur in open, dry places. | Acanthocarpus, Baxteria, Calectasia, Chamaexeros, Dasypogon, Kingia, Lomandra, Romnalda, Xanthorrhoea, Xeroliroin |
Xyridaceae | Grass like plants that occur from the Northern Territory, along the east coast, in Tasmania and in southern Australia; most common on moist soils | Xyris |
Z edit
Family | Remarks | Genera |
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Zingiberaceae | Species occur natively in lowland rainforest from Cape York to northern New South Wales. | Alpinin, Amomum, Curcuma, Etlingera, Globba, Hedychium, Hornstedtia, Kaempferia, Pleuranthodium, Zingiber |
Zosteraceae | Seagrasses occuring on the southern and east coasts | Heterozostera, Zostera |
Zygophyllaceae | Shrubs and herbs occuring in semi-arid areas especially on calcareous or saline soils | Kallstroemia, Nitraria, Peganum, Tribulopis, Tribulus, Zygophyllum |
See also edit
References edit
http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/main-query-styles.html [[Category:Flora of Australia| ]]