An earlysystem of plant taxonomy developed byAntoine Laurent de Jussieu (1748–1836), thede Jussieu System (1789), is of great importance as a starting point forbotanical nomenclature at the rank offamily, together withMichel Adanson'sFamilles naturelles des plantes (1763). While Adanson introduced the concept of families, Jussieu arranged them hierarchically into Divisions, Classes and Orders (equivalent to families), in his seminalGenera plantarum.[1]
After the publication ofGenera plantarum Jussieu published many memoirs further developing the description andcircumscription of families. His final system was published posthumously in 1837, a year after his death.[2]
The main groups recognized are:
Further subdivided by the position of the stamens and calyx in reference to theovary
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