Biodiv Sci ›› 2022, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (7): 22254. DOI: 10.17520/biods.2022254
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Hong Qian1,*(), Jian Zhang2, Jingchao Zhao2
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2022-05-10
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2022-06-28
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2022-07-20
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2022-07-08
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Hong Qian
Hong Qian, Jian Zhang, Jingchao Zhao. How many known vascular plant species are there in the world? An integration of multiple global plant databases[J]. Biodiv Sci, 2022, 30(7): 22254.
目 Order | 物种数量 Number of species | 目 Order | 物种数量 Number of species | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
包括杂交种 Incl. hybrid | 排除杂交种 Excl. hybrid | 包括杂交种 Incl. hybrid | 排除杂交种 Excl. hybrid | ||
蕨类植物 Pteridophyte | 缨子木目 Crossosomatales | 77 | 77 | ||
桫椤目 Cyatheales | 793 | 782 | 葫芦目 Cucurbitales | 3,232 | 3,215 |
木贼目 Equisetales | 45 | 35 | 五桠果目 Dilleniales | 567 | 567 |
里白目 Gleicheniales | 177 | 173 | 薯蓣目 Dioscoreales | 909 | 907 |
膜蕨目 Hymenophyllales | 637 | 634 | 川续断目 Dipsacales | 1,471 | 1,432 |
水韭目 Isoetales | 208 | 203 | 杜鹃花目 Ericales | 14,638 | 14,445 |
石松目 Lycopodiales | 522 | 513 | 南鼠刺目 Escalloniales | 154 | 147 |
合囊蕨目 Marattiales | 151 | 151 | 豆目 Fabales | 26,412 | 26,301 |
瓶尔小草目 Ophioglossales | 132 | 128 | 壳斗目 Fagales | 1,670 | 1,435 |
紫萁目 Osmundales | 26 | 24 | 丝缨花目 Garryales | 27 | 27 |
水龙骨目 Polypodiales | 10,560 | 10,123 | 龙胆目 Gentianales | 23,687 | 23,600 |
松叶蕨目 Psilotales | 19 | 19 | 牻牛儿苗目 Geraniales | 953 | 934 |
槐叶蘋目 Salviniales | 82 | 81 | 大叶草目 Gunnerales | 67 | 66 |
莎草蕨目 Schizaeales | 224 | 213 | 腺椒树目 Huerteales | 30 | 30 |
卷柏目 Selaginellales | 731 | 731 | 茶茱萸目 Icacinales | 187 | 187 |
裸子植物 Gymnosperm | 唇形目 Lamiales | 29,365 | 28,447 | ||
柏目 Cupressales | 458 | 441 | 樟目 Laurales | 3,955 | 3,954 |
苏铁目 Cycadales | 376 | 375 | 百合目 Liliales | 1,897 | 1,876 |
银杏目 Ginkgoales | 1 | 1 | 木兰目 Magnoliales | 3,565 | 3,542 |
买麻藤目 Gnetales | 120 | 117 | 金虎尾目 Malpighiales | 20,197 | 19,749 |
松目 Pinales | 262 | 238 | 锦葵目 Malvales | 7,770 | 7,605 |
被子植物 Angiosperm | 水螅花目 Metteniusales | 66 | 66 | ||
菖蒲目 Acorales | 2 | 2 | 桃金娘目 Myrtales | 15,400 | 15,203 |
泽泻目 Alismatales | 4,832 | 4,729 | 睡莲目 Nymphaeales | 109 | 101 |
无油樟目 Amborellales | 1 | 1 | 酢浆草目 Oxalidales | 2,164 | 2,160 |
伞形目 Apiales | 6,400 | 6,377 | 露兜树目 Pandanales | 1,699 | 1,698 |
冬青目 Aquifoliales | 770 | 766 | 盔被花目 Paracryphiales | 42 | 42 |
棕榈目 Arecales | 2,814 | 2,784 | 无叶莲目 Petrosaviales | 4 | 4 |
天门冬目 Asparagales | 42,236 | 40,736 | 苦榄木目 Picramniales | 57 | 57 |
菊目 Asterales | 41,868 | 41,459 | 胡椒目 Piperales | 4,512 | 4,512 |
木兰藤目 Austrobaileyales | 91 | 91 | 禾本目 Poales | 25,379 | 24,667 |
红珊藤目 Berberidopsidales | 4 | 4 | 山龙眼目 Proteales | 2,085 | 2,080 |
紫草目 Boraginales | 3,711 | 3,674 | 毛茛目 Ranunculales | 6,328 | 6,207 |
十字花目 Brassicales | 5,502 | 5,393 | 蔷薇目 Rosales | 11,985 | 11,428 |
绒球花目 Bruniales | 90 | 90 | 檀香目 Santalales | 2,636 | 2,632 |
黄杨目 Buxales | 135 | 135 | 无患子目 Sapindales | 7,071 | 7,036 |
白樟目 Canellales | 129 | 129 | 虎耳草目 Saxifragales | 3,359 | 3,134 |
石竹目 Caryophyllales | 15,362 | 15,020 | 茄目 Solanales | 5,493 | 5,469 |
卫矛目 Celastrales | 1,437 | 1,437 | 昆栏树目 Trochodendrales | 2 | 2 |
金鱼藻目 Ceratophyllales | 7 | 7 | 黄漆姑目 Vahliales | 5 | 5 |
金粟兰目 Chloranthales | 75 | 75 | 葡萄目 Vitales | 1,105 | 1,101 |
鸭跖草目 Commelinales | 959 | 956 | 姜目 Zingiberales | 2,999 | 2,986 |
山茱萸目 Cornales | 744 | 731 | 蒺藜目 Zygophyllales | 343 | 343 |
Table 1 Number of species that have been validly described for each of the orders of vascular plants in the world
目 Order | 物种数量 Number of species | 目 Order | 物种数量 Number of species | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
包括杂交种 Incl. hybrid | 排除杂交种 Excl. hybrid | 包括杂交种 Incl. hybrid | 排除杂交种 Excl. hybrid | ||
蕨类植物 Pteridophyte | 缨子木目 Crossosomatales | 77 | 77 | ||
桫椤目 Cyatheales | 793 | 782 | 葫芦目 Cucurbitales | 3,232 | 3,215 |
木贼目 Equisetales | 45 | 35 | 五桠果目 Dilleniales | 567 | 567 |
里白目 Gleicheniales | 177 | 173 | 薯蓣目 Dioscoreales | 909 | 907 |
膜蕨目 Hymenophyllales | 637 | 634 | 川续断目 Dipsacales | 1,471 | 1,432 |
水韭目 Isoetales | 208 | 203 | 杜鹃花目 Ericales | 14,638 | 14,445 |
石松目 Lycopodiales | 522 | 513 | 南鼠刺目 Escalloniales | 154 | 147 |
合囊蕨目 Marattiales | 151 | 151 | 豆目 Fabales | 26,412 | 26,301 |
瓶尔小草目 Ophioglossales | 132 | 128 | 壳斗目 Fagales | 1,670 | 1,435 |
紫萁目 Osmundales | 26 | 24 | 丝缨花目 Garryales | 27 | 27 |
水龙骨目 Polypodiales | 10,560 | 10,123 | 龙胆目 Gentianales | 23,687 | 23,600 |
松叶蕨目 Psilotales | 19 | 19 | 牻牛儿苗目 Geraniales | 953 | 934 |
槐叶蘋目 Salviniales | 82 | 81 | 大叶草目 Gunnerales | 67 | 66 |
莎草蕨目 Schizaeales | 224 | 213 | 腺椒树目 Huerteales | 30 | 30 |
卷柏目 Selaginellales | 731 | 731 | 茶茱萸目 Icacinales | 187 | 187 |
裸子植物 Gymnosperm | 唇形目 Lamiales | 29,365 | 28,447 | ||
柏目 Cupressales | 458 | 441 | 樟目 Laurales | 3,955 | 3,954 |
苏铁目 Cycadales | 376 | 375 | 百合目 Liliales | 1,897 | 1,876 |
银杏目 Ginkgoales | 1 | 1 | 木兰目 Magnoliales | 3,565 | 3,542 |
买麻藤目 Gnetales | 120 | 117 | 金虎尾目 Malpighiales | 20,197 | 19,749 |
松目 Pinales | 262 | 238 | 锦葵目 Malvales | 7,770 | 7,605 |
被子植物 Angiosperm | 水螅花目 Metteniusales | 66 | 66 | ||
菖蒲目 Acorales | 2 | 2 | 桃金娘目 Myrtales | 15,400 | 15,203 |
泽泻目 Alismatales | 4,832 | 4,729 | 睡莲目 Nymphaeales | 109 | 101 |
无油樟目 Amborellales | 1 | 1 | 酢浆草目 Oxalidales | 2,164 | 2,160 |
伞形目 Apiales | 6,400 | 6,377 | 露兜树目 Pandanales | 1,699 | 1,698 |
冬青目 Aquifoliales | 770 | 766 | 盔被花目 Paracryphiales | 42 | 42 |
棕榈目 Arecales | 2,814 | 2,784 | 无叶莲目 Petrosaviales | 4 | 4 |
天门冬目 Asparagales | 42,236 | 40,736 | 苦榄木目 Picramniales | 57 | 57 |
菊目 Asterales | 41,868 | 41,459 | 胡椒目 Piperales | 4,512 | 4,512 |
木兰藤目 Austrobaileyales | 91 | 91 | 禾本目 Poales | 25,379 | 24,667 |
红珊藤目 Berberidopsidales | 4 | 4 | 山龙眼目 Proteales | 2,085 | 2,080 |
紫草目 Boraginales | 3,711 | 3,674 | 毛茛目 Ranunculales | 6,328 | 6,207 |
十字花目 Brassicales | 5,502 | 5,393 | 蔷薇目 Rosales | 11,985 | 11,428 |
绒球花目 Bruniales | 90 | 90 | 檀香目 Santalales | 2,636 | 2,632 |
黄杨目 Buxales | 135 | 135 | 无患子目 Sapindales | 7,071 | 7,036 |
白樟目 Canellales | 129 | 129 | 虎耳草目 Saxifragales | 3,359 | 3,134 |
石竹目 Caryophyllales | 15,362 | 15,020 | 茄目 Solanales | 5,493 | 5,469 |
卫矛目 Celastrales | 1,437 | 1,437 | 昆栏树目 Trochodendrales | 2 | 2 |
金鱼藻目 Ceratophyllales | 7 | 7 | 黄漆姑目 Vahliales | 5 | 5 |
金粟兰目 Chloranthales | 75 | 75 | 葡萄目 Vitales | 1,105 | 1,101 |
鸭跖草目 Commelinales | 959 | 956 | 姜目 Zingiberales | 2,999 | 2,986 |
山茱萸目 Cornales | 744 | 731 | 蒺藜目 Zygophyllales | 343 | 343 |
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