This is a list of prospective categories in a categorisation of plant taxa by rank.
- Current scope
- Only flowering plants are addressed.
- Only major ranks are listed.
- Shorthand
- [blank] means a logically impossible category
- "Category:Angiosperm families (300, split)" means would contain about 300 members, so is an appropriate category so long as it can be suitable subcategorised.
- "Category:Angiosperm orders (60, leaf)" means would contain about 60 members, so is an appropriate category for creation, with no need for subcategories
- "Magnoliid orders (4)" means would contain only 4 members, so not an appropriate category for creation/
- "Monocot orders (10, leaf)" means would contain about 10 members, so is an appropriate category for creation, with no need for subcategories; but it would require splitting a higher-level leaf category.
- "Eremosynaceae genera" means not an appropriate category for creation, for some other reason.
- "Category:Asterales families (?)" means I haven't got around to examining this prospective category yet.
- Criteria
Less than 10 members means a category should not be created. 10 or more members is an acceptable category for creation; 100 or more members means the category should be split if possible.
- Progress
- List is complete down to order rank, plus families unplaced at order rank.
- Categorisation is complete down to family level.
- Dealing with genera will require expansion to family level of those orders to be split at genus level. This is complete down to (not including) Caryophyllales.
- Population of genus categories is complete down to (not including) Caryophyllales.
- The list
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Category:Plant taxa by rank | Category:Plant orders (lots, split) | Category:Plant families (lots, split) | Category:Plant genera (lots, split) | Category:Plant species (lost, split) |
| Category:Angiosperm taxa by rank | Category:Angiosperm orders (60, leaf) | Category:Angiosperm families (~300, split) | Category:Angiosperm genera (lots, split) | Category:Angiosperm species (lots, split) | |
| Amborellaceae taxa by rank | Amborellaceae genera (1) | Amborellaceae species (1) | |||
| Chloranthaceae taxa by rank | Chloranthaceae genera (4) | Category:Chloranthaceae species (75, leaf) | |||
| Nymphaeaceae taxa by rank | Nymphaeaceae genera (3) | Category:Nymphaeaceae species (58, leaf) | |||
| Austrobaileyales taxa by rank | Austrobaileyales families (3) | Austrobaileyales genera (5) | Category:Austrobaileyales species (100) | ||
| Ceratophyllales taxa by rank | Ceratophyllales families (1) | Ceratophyllales genera (1) | Ceratophyllales species (6) | ||
| Category:Monocot taxa by rank | Monocot orders (10, leaf) | Category:Monocot families (~90, leaf) | Category:Monocot genera (lots, split) | Category:Monocot species (lots, split) | |
| Petrosaviaceae taxa by rank | Petrosaviaceae genera (2) | Petrosaviaceae species (4) | |||
| Acorales taxa by rank | Acorales families (1) | Acorales genera (1) | Acorales species (2-4) | ||
| Category:Alismatales taxa by rank | Category:Alismatales families (14) | Category:Alismatales genera (166, split) | Category:Alismatales species (4490, split) | ||
| Category:Alismataceae taxa by rank | Category:Alismataceae genera (12, leaf) | Category:Alismataceae species (81, leaf) | |||
| Aponogetonaceae taxa by rank | Aponogetonaceae genera (1) | Aponogetonaceae species (43, leaf) | |||
| Category:Araceae taxa by rank | Category:Araceae genera (106, split) | Category:Araceae species (4025, split) | |||
| Butomaceae taxa by rank | Butomaceae genera (1) | Butomaceae species (1) | |||
| Cymodoceaceae taxa by rank | Cymodoceaceae genera (5) | Category:Cymodoceaceae species (16, leaf) | |||
| Category:Hydrocharitaceae taxa by rank | Category:Hydrocharitaceae genera (18, leaf) | Category:Hydrocharitaceae species (116, split) | |||
| Juncaginaceae taxa by rank | Juncaginaceae genera (4) | Category:Juncaginaceae species (15, leaf) | |||
| Limnocharitaceae taxa by rank]] | Limnocharitaceae genera (3) | Limnocharitaceae species (7) | |||
| Posidoniaceae taxa by rank | Posidoniaceae genera (1) | Posidoniaceae species (9) | |||
| Ruppiaceae taxa by rank | Ruppiaceae genera (1) | Ruppiaceae species (1-10) | |||
| Potamogetonaceae taxa by rank | Potamogetonaceae genera (4) | Category:Potamogetonaceae species (102, split) | |||
| Scheuchzeriaceae taxa by rank | Scheuchzeriaceae genera (1) | Scheuchzeriaceae species (1) | |||
| Tofieldiaceae taxa by rank | Tofieldiaceae genera (3-5) | Category:Tofieldiaceae species (27, leaf) | |||
| Zosteraceae taxa by rank | Zosteraceae genera (2) | Category:Zosteraceae species (14, leaf) | |||
| Category:Asparagales taxa by rank | Category:Asparagales families (16-24, leaf) | Category:Asparagales genera (1122, split) | Category:Asparagales species (26000, split) | ||
| Agapanthaceae taxa by rank | Agapanthaceae genera (1) | Agapanthaceae species (9) | |||
| Agavaceae taxa by rank | Category:Agavaceae genera (23, leaf) | Category:Agavaceae species (637, split) | |||
| Alliaceae taxa by rank | Category:Alliaceae genera (13, leaf) | Category:Alliaceae species (795, split) | |||
| Amaryllidaceae taxa by rank | Category:Amaryllidaceae genera (59, leaf) | Category:Amaryllidaceae species (800, split) | |||
| Aphyllanthaceae taxa by rank | Aphyllanthaceae genera (1) | Aphyllanthaceae species (1) | |||
| Asparagaceae taxa by rank | Asparagaceae genera (2) | Category:Asparagaceae species (165-295, split) | |||
| Asphodelaceae taxa by rank | Category:Asphodelaceae genera (15, leaf) | Category:Asphodelaceae species (785, split) | |||
| Asteliaceae taxa by rank | Asteliaceae genera (2-4) | Category:Asteliaceae species (36, leaf) | |||
| Blandfordiaceae taxa by rank | Blandfordiaceae genera (1) | Blandfordiaceae species (4) | |||
| Boryaceae taxa by rank | Boryaceae genera (2) | Category:Boryaceae species (12, leaf) | |||
| Doryanthaceae taxa by rank | Doryanthaceae genera (1) | Doryanthaceae species (2) | |||
| Hemerocallidaceae taxa by rank | Category:Hemerocallidaceae genera (19, leaf) | Category:Hemerocallidaceae species (85, leaf) | |||
| Hyacinthaceae taxa by rank | Category:Hyacinthaceae genera (41-70, leaf) | Category:Hyacinthaceae species (770-1000, split) | |||
| Hypoxidaceae taxa by rank | Hypoxidaceae genera (7-9) | Category:Hypoxidaceae species (100-220, split) | |||
| Iridaceae taxa by rank | Category:Iridaceae genera (67, leaf) | Category:Iridaceae species (1870, split) | |||
| Ixioliriaceae taxa by rank | Ixioliriaceae genera (1) | Ixioliriaceae species (3) | |||
| Lanariaceae taxa by rank | Lanariaceae genera (1) | Lanariaceae species (1) | |||
| Laxmanniaceae taxa by rank | Category:Laxmanniaceae genera (14, leaf) | Category:Laxmanniaceae species (178, split) | |||
| Category:Orchid taxa by rank | Category:Orchid genera (880, split) | Category:Orchid species (22000, split) | |||
| Ruscaceae taxa by rank | Category:Ruscaceae genera (26, leaf) | Category:Ruscaceae species (475, split) | |||
| Tecophilaeaceae taxa by rank | Tecophilaeaceae genera (9) | Category:Tecophilaeaceae species (23, leaf) | |||
| Themidaceae taxa by rank | Category:Themidaceae genera (12, leaf) | Category:Themidaceae species (62, leaf) | |||
| Xanthorrhoeaceae taxa by rank | Xanthorrhoeaceae genera (1) | Category:Xanthorrhoeaceae species (30, leaf) | |||
| Xeronemataceae taxa by rank | Xeronemataceae genera (1) | Xeronemataceae species (2) | |||
| Category:Dioscoreales taxa by rank | Dioscoreales families (5) | Category:Dioscoreales genera (21, leaf) | Category:Dioscoreales species (1037, split) | ||
| Category:Liliales taxa by rank | Category:Liliales families (11, leaf) | Category:Liliales genera (57, leaf) | Category:Liliales species (1668, split) | ||
| Category:Pandanales taxa by rank | Pandanales families (5) | Category:Pandanales genera (36, leaf) | Category:Pandanales species (1345, split) | ||
| Category:Commelinid taxa by rank | Commelinid orders (4) | Category:Commelinid families (32, leaf) | Category:Commelinid genera (1350, split) | Category:Commelinid species (lots, split) | |
| Dasypogonaceae taxa by rank | Dasypogonaceae genera (4) | Category:Dasypogonaceae species (16, leaf) | |||
| Category:Arecales taxa by rank | Arecales families (1) | Category:Arecales genera (189, can't split) | Category:Arecales species (2361, split) | ||
| Category:Commelinales taxa by rank | Commelinales families (5) | Category:Commelinales genera (68, leaf) | Category:Commelinales species (812, split) | ||
| Category:Poales taxa by rank | Category:Poales families (17, leaf) | Category:Poales genera (1000, split) | Category:Poales species (18000, split) | ||
| Anarthriaceae taxa by rank | Anarthriaceae genera (3) | Category:Anarthriaceae species (11, leaf) | |||
| Category:Bromeliaceae taxa by rank | Category:Bromeliaceae genera (57, leaf) | Category:Bromeliaceae species (1700, split) | |||
| Centrolepidaceae taxa by rank | Centrolepidaceae genera (3) | Category:Centrolepidaceae species (35, leaf) | |||
| Category:Cyperaceae taxa by rank | Category:Cyperaceae genera (98, leaf) | Category:Cyperaceae species (4350, split) | |||
| Ecdeiocoleaceae taxa by rank | Ecdeiocoleaceae genera (2) | Ecdeiocoleaceae species (3) | |||
| Category:Eriocaulaceae taxa by rank | Eriocaulaceae genera (10, leaf) | Category:Eriocaulaceae species (1160, split) | |||
| Flagellariaceae taxa by rank | Flagellariaceae genera (1) | Flagellariaceae species (4) | |||
| Joinvilleaceae taxa by rank | Joinvilleaceae genera (1) | Joinvilleaceae species (2) | |||
| Juncaceae taxa by rank | Juncaceae genera (7) | Category:Juncaceae species (430, split) | |||
| Mayacaceae taxa by rank | Mayacaceae genera (1) | Mayacaceae species (4-10) | |||
| Category:Poaceae taxa by rank | Category:Poaceae genera (668, split) | Category:Poaceae species (10035, split) | |||
| Category:Rapateaceae taxa by rank | Category:Rapateaceae genera (16, leaf, but underdeveloped) | Category:Rapateaceae species (94, leaf) | |||
| Category:Restionaceae taxa by rank | Category:Restionaceae genera (58, leaf, but underdeveloped) | Category:Restionaceae species (520, split) | |||
| Thurniaceae taxa by rank | Thurniaceae genera (2) | Thurniaceae species (4) | |||
| Typhaceae taxa by rank | Typhaceae genera (2) | Category:Typhaceae species (25, leaf) | |||
| Xyridaceae taxa by rank | Xyridaceae genera (5) | Category:Xyridaceae species (260, split) | |||
| Category:Zingiberales taxa by rank | Zingiberales families (8) | Category:Zingiberales genera (92, leaf) | Category:Zingiberales species (2111, split) | ||
| Category:Magnoliid taxa by rank | Magnoliid orders (4) | Category:Magnoliid families (18, leaf) | Category:Magnoliid genera (270, split) | Category:Magnoliid species (lots, split) | |
| Category:Magnoliales taxa by rank | Magnoliales families (5) | Category:Magnoliales genera (154, split) | Category:Magnoliales species (2929, split) | ||
| Category:Annonaceae taxa by rank | Category:Annonaceae genera (129, split) | Category:Annonaceae species (2220, split) | |||
| Degeneriaceae taxa by rank | Degeneriaceae genera (1) | Degeneriaceae species (2) | |||
| Eupomatiaceae taxa by rank | Eupomatiaceae genera (1) | Eupomatiaceae species (3) | |||
| Himantandraceae taxa by rank | Himantandraceae genera (1) | Himantandraceae species (2) | |||
| Magnoliaceae taxa by rank | Magnoliaceae genera (2) | Category:Magnoliaceae species (227, split) | |||
| Category:Myristicaceae taxa by rank | Category:Myristicaceae genera (20, leaf) | Category:Myristicaceae species (475, split) | |||
| Category:Laurales taxa by rank | Laurales families (7) | Category:Laurales genera (91, leaf) | Category:Laurales species (2858, split) | ||
| Category:Canellales taxa by rank | Canellales families (2) | Category:Canellales genera (9-13, leaf) | Category:Canellales species (75-105, leaf) | ||
| Category:Piperales taxa by rank | Piperales families (4) | Category:Piperales genera (17, leaf) | Category:Piperales species (4090, split) | ||
| Category:Eudicot taxa by rank | Eudicot orders (29, leaf) | Category:Eudicot families (~250, split) | Category:Eudicot genera (lots, split) | Category:Eudicot species (lots, split) | |
| Buxaceae taxa by rank | Buxaceae genera (4) | Category:Buxaceae species (70, leaf) | |||
| Sabiaceae taxa by rank | Sabiaceae genera (3) | Category:Sabiaceae species (100, leaf) | |||
| Trochodendraceae taxa by rank | Trochodendraceae genera (2) | Trochodendraceae species (2) | |||
| Category:Proteales taxa by rank | Proteales families (3) | Category:Proteales genera (82, leaf) | Category:Proteales species (1610, split) | ||
| Category:Ranunculales taxa by rank | Ranunculales families (7) | Category:Ranunculales genera (199, split) | Category:Ranunculales species (4445, split) | ||
| Category:Berberidaceae taxa by rank | Category:Berberidaceae genera (14, leaf) | Category:Berberidaceae species (701, split) | |||
| Eupteleaceae taxa by rank | Eupteleaceae genera (1) | Eupteleaceae species (2) | |||
| Circaeasteraceae taxa by rank | Circaeasteraceae genera (2) | Circaeasteraceae species (2) | |||
| Lardizabalaceae taxa by rank | Lardizabalaceae genera (9) | Category:Lardizabalaceae species (36, leaf) | |||
| Category:Menispermaceae taxa by rank | Category:Menispermaceae genera (70, leaf) | Category:Menispermaceae species (420, split) | |||
| Category:Papaveraceae taxa by rank | Category:Papaveraceae genera (44, leaf) | Category:Papaveraceae species (760, split) | |||
| Category:Ranunculaceae taxa by rank | Category:Ranunculaceae genera (62, leaf) | Category:Ranunculaceae species (725, split) | |||
| Aextoxicaceae taxa by rank | Aextoxicaceae genera (1) | Aextoxicaceae species (1) | |||
| Berberiodopsidaceae taxa by rank | Berberiodopsidaceae genera (2) | Berberiodopsidaceae species (3) | |||
| Category:Dilleniaceae taxa by rank | Category:Dilleniaceae genera (10, leaf, but underdeveloped) | Category:Dilleniaceae species (300, split) | |||
| Gunnerales taxa by rank | Gunnerales families (2) | Gunnerales genera (2) | Category:Gunnerales species (45, leaf) | ||
| Category:Caryophyllales taxa by rank | Category:Caryophyllales families (33, leaf) | Category:Caryophyllales genera (692, split) | Category:Caryophyllales species (11155, split) | ||
| Category:Santalales taxa by rank | Santalales families (8) | Category:Santalales genera (151, split) | Category:Santalales species (1985, split) | ||
| Category:Saxifragales taxa by rank | Category:Saxifragales families (16, leaf) | Category:Saxifragales genera (112, split) | Category:Saxifragales species (2470, split) | ||
| Category:Rosid taxa by rank | Rosid orders (13, leaf) | Category:Rosid families (146, split) | Category:Rosid genera (lots, split) | Category:Rosid species (lots, split) | |
| Aphloiaceae taxa by rank | Aphloiaceae genera (1) | Aphloiaceae species (1) | |||
| Geissolomataceae taxa by rank | Geissolomataceae genera (1) | Geissolomataceae species (1) | |||
| Ixerbaceae taxa by rank | Ixerbaceae genera (1) | Ixerbaceae species (1) | |||
| Picramniaceae taxa by rank | Picramniaceae genera (2) | Category:Picramniaceae species (46, leaf) | |||
| Strasburgeriaceae taxa by rank | Strasburgeriaceae genera (1) | Strasburgeriaceae species (1) | |||
| Category:Vitaceae taxa by rank | Category:Vitaceae genera (14, leaf) | Category:Vitaceae species (850, split) | |||
| Category:Crossosomatales taxa by rank | Crossosomatales families (8) | Category:Crossosomatales genera (12, leaf) | Category:Crossosomatales species (66, leaf) | ||
| Category:Geraniales taxa by rank | Geraniales families (5) | Category:Geraniales genera (17, leaf) | Category:Geraniales species (836, split) | ||
| Category:Myrtales taxa by rank | Category:Myrtales families (11, leaf) | Category:Myrtales genera (380, split) | Category:Myrtales species (11000, split) | ||
| Category:Zygophyllaceae taxa by rank | Category:Zygophyllaceae genera (22, leaf) | Category:Zygophyllaceae species (285, split) | |||
| Huaceae taxa by rank | Huaceae genera (2) | Huaceae species (3) | |||
| Category:Celastrales taxa by rank | Celastrales families (3) | Category:Celastrales genera (94, leaf) | Category:Celastrales species (1355, split) | ||
| Category:Cucurbitales taxa by rank | Cucurbitales families (7) | Category:Cucurbitales genera (129, split) | Category:Cucurbitales species (2295, split) | ||
| Category:Fabales taxa by rank | Fabales families (4) | Category:Fabales genera (754, split) | Category:Fabales species (20055, split) | ||
| Category:Fagales taxa by rank | Fagales families (8) | Category:Fagales genera (55, leaf) | Category:Fagales species (1877, split) | ||
| Category:Malpighiales taxa by rank | Category:Malpighiales families (39, leaf) | Category:Malpighiales genera (716, split) | Category:Malpighiales species (15935, split) | ||
| Category:Oxalidales taxa by rank | Oxalidales families (7) | Category:Oxalidales genera (60, leaf) | Category:Oxalidales species (1815, split) | ||
| Category:Rosales taxa by rank | Rosales families (9) | Category:Rosales genera (261, split) | Category:Rosales species (7725, split) | ||
| Tapisciaceae taxa by rank | Tapisciaceae genera (2) | Tapisciaceae species (5) | |||
| Category:Brassicales taxa by rank | Category:Brassicales families (17, leaf) | Category:Brassicales genera (398, split) | Category:Brassicales species (4450, split) | ||
| Category:Malvales taxa by rank | Category:Malvales families (10, leaf) | Category:Malvales genera (338, split) | Category:Malvales species (6005, split) | ||
| Category:Sapindales taxa by rank | Sapindales families (9) | Category:Sapindales genera (460, split) | Category:Sapindales species (5670, split) | ||
| Category:Asterid taxa by rank | Asterid orders (10, leaf) | Category:Asterid families (~100, leaf) | Category:Asterid genera (>5000, split) | Category:Asterid species (lots, split) | |
| Category:Cornales taxa by rank | Cornales families (7) | Category:Cornales genera (51, leaf) | Category:Cornales species (590, split) | ||
| Category:Ericales taxa by rank | Category:Ericales families (25, leaf) | Category:Ericales genera (346, split) | Category:Ericales species (11515, split) | ||
| Category:Boraginaceae taxa by rank | Category:Boraginaceae genera (148, split) | Category:Boraginaceae species (2740, split) | |||
| Category:Icacinaceae taxa by rank | Category:Icacinaceae genera (~30, leaf) | Category:Icacinaceae species (>150, split) | |||
| Oncothecaceae taxa by rank | Oncothecaceae genera (1) | Oncothecaceae species (2) | |||
| Vahliaceae taxa by rank | Vahliaceae genera (1) | Vahliaceae species (8) | |||
| Garryales taxa by rank | Garryales families (2) | Garryales genera (3) | Garryales species (18) | ||
| Category:Gentianales taxa by rank | Gentianales families (5) | Category:Gentianales genera (1118, split) | Category:Gentianales species (16637, split) | ||
| Category:Lamiales taxa by rank | Category:Lamiales families (23, leaf) | Category:Lamiales genera (1059, split) | Category:Lamiales species (23275, split) | ||
| Category:Solanales taxa by rank | Solanales families (5) | Category:Solanales genera (165, split) | Category:Solanales species (4080, split) | ||
| Category:Bruniaceae taxa by rank | Category:Bruniaceae genera (12, leaf) | Category:Bruniaceae species (75, split) | |||
| Columelliaceae taxa by rank | Columelliaceae genera (2) | Columelliaceae species (5) | |||
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Eremosynaceae taxa by rank | Eremosynaceae genera | Eremosynaceae species | ||
| Escalloniaceae taxa by rank | Escalloniaceae genera (9) | Category:Escalloniaceae species (130, split) | |||
| Paracryphiaceae taxa by rank | Paracryphiaceae genera (3) | Category:Paracryphiaceae species (36, leaf) | |||
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Polyosmaceae taxa by rank | Polyosmaceae genera | Polyosmaceae species | ||
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Sphenostemonaceae taxa by rank | Sphenostemonaceae genera | Sphenostemonaceae species | ||
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Tribelaceae taxa by rank | Tribelaceae genera | Tribelaceae species | ||
| Category:Apiales taxa by rank | Apiales families (7) | Category:Apiales genera (494, split) | Category:Apiales species (5489, split) | ||
| Category:Aquifoliales taxa by rank | Aquifoliales families (5) | Category:Aquifoliales genera (21, leaf) | Category:Aquifoliales species (536, split) | ||
| Category:Asterales taxa by rank | Category:Asterales families (11, leaf) | Category:Asterales genera (1649, split) | Category:Asterales species (25790, split) | ||
| Category:Dipsacales taxa by rank | Dipsacales families (2 or 7) | Category:Dipsacales genera (45, leaf) | Category:Dipsacales species (1090, split) |