Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis

Half-title of Volume 1

Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1824–1873), also known by its standard botanical abbreviation Prodr. (DC.), is a 17-volume treatise on botany initiated by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle. De Candolle intended it as a summary of all known seed plants, encompassing taxonomy, ecology, evolution and biogeography. He authored seven volumes between 1824 and 1839, but died in 1841. His son, Alphonse de Candolle, then took up the work, editing a further ten volumes, with contributions from a range of authors. Volume 17 was published in October 1873. The fourth and final part of the index came out in 1874. The Prodromus remained incomplete, dealing only with dicotyledons.

In the Prodromus, De Candolle further developed his concept of families. Note that this system was published well before there were internationally accepted rules for botanical nomenclature. Here, a family is indicated as "ordo". Terminations for families were not what they are now. Neither of these phenomena is a problem from a nomenclatural perspective, the present day ICN provides for this. Within the dicotyledons ("classis prima DICOTYLEDONEÆ") the De Candolle system recognises (Pagination from Prodromus, 17 Parts) the list:

System

Subclassis I. THALAMIFLORÆ [Part I]

• ordo I. RANUNCULACEÆ (Page 1)

  ordo II. DILLENIACEÆ (Page 67)

  ordo III. MAGNOLIACEÆ (Page 77)

  ordo IV. ANONACEÆ [sic] (Page 83)

  ordo V. MENISPERMACEÆ (Page 95)

  ordo VI. BERBERIDEÆ

  ordo VII. PODOPHYLLACEÆ

  ordo VIII. NYMPHÆACEÆ

  ordo VIIIbis. SARRACENIACEÆ

  ordo IX. PAPAVERACEÆ

  ordo X. FUMARIACEÆ (Page 125)

  ordo XIbis. RESEDACEÆ

  ordo XI. CRUCIFERÆ

  ordo XII. CAPPARIDEÆ

  ordo XIII. FLACOURTIANEÆ

  ordo XIV. BIXINEÆ

  ordo XIVbis. LACISTEMACEÆ

  ordo XV. CISTINEÆ

  ordo XVI. VIOLARIEÆ

  ordo XVII. DROSERACEÆ

  ordo XVIII. POLYGALACEÆ

  ordo XIX. TREMANDREÆ

  ordo XX. PITTOSPOREÆ

  ordo XXI. FRANKENIACEÆ

  ordo XXII. CARYOPHYLLEÆ

  ordo XXIII. LINEÆ

  ordo XXIV. MALVACEÆ

  ordo XXV. BOMBACEÆ [sic]

  ordo XXVI. BYTTNERIACEÆ

  ordo XXVII. TILIACEÆ

  ordo XXVIII. ELÆOCARPEÆ

  ordo XXIX. CHLENACEÆ

  ordo XXIXbis. ANCISTROCLADEÆ

  ordo XXIXter. DIPTEROCARPEÆ

  ordo XXIXter.[sic] LOPHIRACEÆ

  ordo XXX. TERNSTROEMIACEÆ

  ordo XXXI. CAMELLIEÆ

  ordo XXXII. OLACINEÆ

  ordo XXXIII. AURANTIACEÆ

  ordo XXXIV. HYPERICINEÆ

  ordo XXXV. GUTTIFERÆ

  ordo XXXVI. MARCGRAVIACEÆ

  ordo XXXVII. HIPPOCRATEACEÆ

  ordo XXXVIII. ERYTHROXYLEÆ

  ordo XXXIX. MALPIGHIACEÆ

  ordo XL. ACERINEÆ

  ordo XLI. HIPPOCASTANEÆ

  ordo XLII. RHIZOBOLEÆ

  ordo XLIII. SAPINDACEÆ

  ordo XLIV. MELIACEÆ

  ordo XLV. AMPELIDEÆ

  ordo XLVI. GERANIACEÆ

  ordo XLVII. TROPÆOLEÆ

  ordo XLVIII. BALSAMINEÆ

  ordo XLIX. OXALIDEÆ

  ordo L. ZYGOPHYLLEÆ

  ordo LI. RUTACEÆ

  ordo LII. SIMARUBEÆ [sic]

  ordo LIII. OCHNACEÆ

  ordo LIV. CORIARIEÆ (Page 739)

(Index to Part I p. 741)

Subclassis II. CALYCIFLORÆ [Parts II – VII]

• ordo LV. CELASTRINEÆ [Part II],(Page 2)

  ordo LVI. RHAMNEÆ

  ordo LVII. BRUNIACEÆ

  ordo LVIII. SAMYDEÆ

  ordo LIX. HOMALINEÆ

  ordo LX. CHAILLETIACEÆ

  ordo LXI. AQUILARINEÆ

  ordo LXII. TEREBINTHACEÆ

  ordo LXIII. LEGUMINOSÆ

  ordo LXIV. ROSACEÆ (Page 525)

  ordo LXV. CALYCANTHEÆ [Part III], (Page 1)

  ordo LXVbis. MONIMIACEÆ

  ordo LXVI. GRANATEÆ

  ordo LXVII. MEMECYLEÆ

  ordo LXVIII. COMBRETACEÆ

  ordo LXIX. VOCHYSIEÆ

  ordo LXX RHIZOPHOREÆ

  ordo LXXI. ONAGRARIEÆ

  ordo LXXII. HALORAGEÆ

  ordo LXXIII. CERATOPHYLLEÆ

  ordo LXXIV. LYTHRARIEÆ

  ordo LXXIVbis. CRYPTERONIACEÆ

  ordo LXXV. TAMARISCINEÆ

  ordo LXXVI. MELASTOMACEÆ

  ordo LXXVII. ALANGIEÆ

  ordo LXXVIII. PHILADELPEÆ

  ordo LXXIX. MYRTACEÆ

  ordo LXXX. CUCURBITACEÆ

  ordo LXXXI. PASSIFLOREÆ

  ordo LXXXII. LOASEÆ

  ordo LXXXIII. TURNERACEÆ

  ordo LXXXIV. FOUQUIERACEÆ

  ordo LXXXV. PORTULACEÆ

  ordo LXXXVI. PARONYCHIEÆ

  ordo LXXXVII. CRASSULACEÆ

  ordo LXXXVIII. FICOIDEÆ (Page 415)

  ordo LXXXIX. CACTEÆ

  ordo XC. GROSSULARIEÆ

  ordo XCI. SAXIFRAGACEÆ [Part IV], (Page 1)

  ordo XCII. UMBELLIFERÆ

  ordo XCIII. ARALIACEÆ

  ordo XCIV. HAMAMELIDEÆ

  ordo XCV. CORNEÆ

  ordo XCVbis. HELWINGIACEÆ

  ordo XCVI. LORANTHACEÆ

  ordo XCVII. CAPRIFOLIACEÆ

  ordo XCVIII. RUBIACEÆ

  ordo XCIX. VALERIANEÆ

  ordo C. DIPSACEÆ (Page 643)

  ordo CI. CALYCEREÆ [Part V], (Page 1)

  ordo CII. COMPOSITÆ (Page 4); [Part VI], (Page 1); [Part VII], (Page 1)

  ordo CIII. STYLIDIEÆ [Part VII]

  ordo CIV. LOBELIACEÆ

  ordo CV. CAMPANULACEÆ

  ordo CVI. CYPHIACEÆ

  ordo CVII. GOODENOVIEÆ

  ordo CVIII. ROUSSÆACEÆ

  ordo CIX. GESNERIACEÆ

  ordo CX. SPHENOCLEACEÆ

  ordo CXI. COLUMELLIACEÆ

  ordo CXII. NAPOLEONEÆ

  ordo CXIII. VACCINIEÆ

  ordo CXIV. ERICACEÆ (Page 580) (Four tribes)

  • Arbuteae (Page 580)

    Andromedae (Page 588)

    Ericeae (Page 612)

    Rhodoreae (Page 712) (Two subtribes)

    • Rhododendreae (712) (Nine genera)

      • Rhododendron (719) (Six sections)

        • Buramia (720)

          Hymenanthes (721)

          Eurhododendron (721)

          Pogonanthum (725)

          Chamaecistus (725)

          Tsutsusi (726)

        Kalmia (728)

      Ledeae (729)

  ordo CXV. EPACRIDEÆ (Page 734)

  ordo CXVI. PYROLACEÆ

  ordo CXVII. FRANCOACEÆ

  ordo CXVIII. MONOTROPEÆ (Page 779)

Subclassis III. COROLLIFLORÆ [Parts VIII – XIII(1)]

• ordo CXIX. LENTIBULARIEÆ (Page 1)

  ordo CXX. PRIMULACEÆ

  ordo CXXI. MYRSINEACEÆ

  ordo CXXII. ÆGICERACEÆ

  ordo CXXIII. THEOPHRASTACEÆ

  ordo CXXIV. SAPOTACEÆ

  ordo CXXV. EBENACEÆ

  ordo CXXVI. STYRACACEÆ

  ordo CXXVII. OLEACEÆ

  ordo CXXVIIbis. SALVADORACEÆ

  ordo CXXVIII. JASMINEÆ

  ordo CXXIX. APOCYNACEÆ

  ordo CXXX. ASCLEPIADEÆ (Page 460)

  ordo CXXX[a?] LEONIACEÆ

  ordo CXXXI. LOGANIACEÆ [Part IX], (Page 1)

  ordo CXXXII. GENTIANACEÆ

  ordo CXXXIII. BIGNONIACEÆ

  ordo CXXXIV. SESAMEÆ

  ordo CXXXV. CYRTANDRACEÆ

  ordo CXXXVI. HYDROPHYLLACEÆ

  ordo CXXXVII. POLEMONIACEÆ

  ordo CXXXVII. [sic] CONVOLVULACEÆ

  ordo CXXXVIII. ERICYBEÆ

  ordo CXXXIX. BORRAGINEÆ [sic] (Page 466); [Part X], (Page 1)

  ordo CXL. HYDROLEACEÆ

  ordo CXLII. SCROPHULARIACEÆ (Page 186)

  ordo CXLII(I).[sic] SOLANACEÆ [Part XIII (1)], (Pages 1 – 692) out of sequence

  ordo CXLIV. OROBRANCHACEÆ [Part XI], (Page 1)

  ordo CXLV. ACANTHACEÆ

  ordo CXLVI. PHRYMACEÆ

  ordo CXLVII VERBENACEÆ

  ordo CXLVIII MYOPORACEÆ (Page 701)

  ordo CXLIX SELAGINACEÆ [Part XII], (Page 1)

  ordo CL. LABIATÆ

  ordo CLI. STILBACEÆ

  ordo CLII. GLOBULARIACEÆ

  ordo CLIII. BRUNONIACEÆ

  ordo CLIV. PLUMBAGINEÆ (Page 617)

  ordo CLV.[?] PLANTAGINACEÆ [Part XIII], (Page 693)

Subclassis IV. MONOCHLAMYDEÆ [Parts XIII(2) – XVI]

• ordo CLVI. PHYTOLACCACEÆ (Page 2)

  ordo CLVII. SALSOLACEÆ

  ordo CLVIII. BASELLACEÆ

  ordo CLIX. AMARANTACEÆ [sic]

  ordo CLX. NYCTAGINACEÆ (Page 425)

  ordo CLXI. POLYGONACEÆ [Part XIV], (Pages 1 – 186)

  ordo CLXII. LAURACEÆ [Part XIV], (Page 186); [Part XV(1)], (Pages 1 – 260) out of sequence

  ordo CLXIII. MYRISTICACEÆ (Page 187)

  ordo CLXIV. PROTEACEÆ (Page 209)

  ordo CLXV. PENÆACEÆ

  ordo CLXVI. GEISSOLOMACEÆ (Page 491)

  ordo CLXVII. THYMELÆACEÆ

  ordo CLXVIII. ELÆAGNACEÆ

  ordo CLXIX. GRUBBIACEÆ

  ordo CLXX. SANTALACEÆ (Page 619)

  ordo CLXXI. HERNANDIACEÆ [Part XV(1)], (Page 1)

  ordo CLXXII. BEGONIACEÆ

  ordo CLXXIII. DATISCACEÆ

  ordo CLXXIV. PAPAYACEÆ

  ordo CLXXV. ARISTOLOCHIACEÆ

  ordo CLXXVbis. NEPENTHACEÆ

  ordo CLXXVI. STACKHOUSIACEÆ (Page 419)

  [sic]

  ordo CLXXVIII. EUPHORBIACEÆ [Part XV(2)], (Page 1)

  ordo CLXXIX. DAPHNIPHYLLACEÆ [Part XVI(1)], (Page 1)

  ordo CLXXX. BUXACEÆ

  ordo CLXXXbis. BATIDACEÆ

  ordo CLXXXI. EMPETRACEÆ

  ordo CLXXXII. CANNABINEÆ

  ordo CLXXXIII. ULMACEÆ

  ordo CLXXXIIIbis. MORACEÆ

  ordo CLXXXIV. ARTOCARPEÆ

  ordo CLXXXV. URTICACEÆ

  ordo CLXXXVI. PIPERACEÆ

  [sic]

  ordo CLXXXVIII. CHLORANTHACEÆ

  ordo CLXXXIX. GARRYACEÆ (Page 486)

  ordo CXC. CUPULIFERÆ [Part XVI(2)], (Page 1)

  ordo CXCI. CORYLACEÆ (Page 124)

  ordo CXCII. JUGLANDEÆ (Page 134)

  ordo CXCIII. MYRICACEÆ (Page 147)

  ordo CXCIV. PLATANACEÆ

  ordo CXCV. BETULACEÆ (Page 161)

  ordo CXCVI. SALICINEÆ (Page 190)

  ordo CXCVII CASUARINEÆ (Page 332)

Other

Somewhat inconsistently the Prodromus also treats:

• GYMNOSPERMÆ [Part XVI(2)], (Page 345)

  ordo CXCVIII. GNETACEÆ (Page 347)

  ordo CXCIX. CONIFERÆ (Page 361)

  ordo CC. CYCADACEÆ (Pages 522 – 547)

• incertæ sedis

  ordo (dubiæ affin.) LENNOACEÆ

  ordo (affin. dubiæ) PODOSTEMACEÆ

  ordo num.? CYTINACEÆ

  ordo incertae sedis BALANOPHORACEÆ

(Overall Index Part XVII Page 323)

See also

History of botany

Bibliography

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• de Candolle, AP (1824–1873). Prodromus systemati naturalis regni vegetabilis sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta.
  • Also available online on Botanicus at Prodromus and Gallica at Prodromus
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