Australian Plant Census (APC) progress

APC data are subject to continuous editing and updating as new information becomes available, and concepts may change over time. This is reflected in the 'APC Databased' column in the table below, which gives the month and year in which the information for the group was last updated. There is an unavoidable time lag in editing and entry of nomenclatural data for APC and its delivery via the website. As an interim measure, PDF files are presented for those groups for which the data has not yet been entered. Users are advised that PDF files will not be updated and will be removed once the group has been databased. The APC web query should then be used to obtain current information.

Family classification used by the Australian Plant Census is based on the classification presented by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group III (2009), which incorporates findings from both taxonomic and phylogenetic studies to circumscribe angiosperm orders and families. Fern classification is based on Smith et. al (2006), gymnosperm classification follows Mabberley (2008), as does the placement of genera within families. While these classifications form the basis for higher classification within APC, the system adopted by APC is slightly modified following input and agreement from all major Australian state and territory herbaria. (References)

Older family names are cross-referenced (in grey) to current APC families.

Full family translation tables: Genus to Family and Old-family to Genus to New-family

Family	APC databased (latest update)	APC treated & Interim PDF
Acanthaceae	May 2010	Aug 2006
Aceraceae     see Sapindaceae
Achariaceae	April 2008	Dec 2005
Actinidiaceae	Nov 2008	Aug 2007
Adiantaceae     see Pteridaceae
Adoxaceae	Feb 2010	Oct 2009
Agapanthaceae	Nov 2008	May 2006
Agavaceae     see Asparagaceae         Doryanthaceae         Hemerocallidaceae
Aizoaceae	May 2010	Dec 2005
Akaniaceae	July 2006	March 2006
Alangiaceae     see Cornaceae
Alismataceae	Aug 2007	Aug 2006
Alliaceae	Nov 2008	May 2006
Aloaceae     see Asphodelaceae
Alseuosmiaceae	March 2009	March 2008
Alstroemeriaceae	Nov 2008	May 2006
Amaranthaceae	May 2010	May 2007
Amaryllidaceae	Feb 2010	May 2006
Anacardiaceae	July 2006	March 2006
Annonaceae	May 2010	May 2006
Aphanopetalaceae	March 2009	March 2008
Apocynaceae	Nov 2008	April 2006
Apodanthaceae	Feb 2009	March 2006
Aponogetonaceae	Sept 2007	Aug 2006
Aquifoliaceae	June 2006	March 2006
Araceae	Nov 2008	Aug 2006
Araucariaceae	May 2007	Aug 2006
Arecaceae	Nov 2008	Aug 2006
Argophyllaceae	April 2006	March 2006
Aristolochiaceae	Oct 2006	May 2006
Asclepiadaceae     see Apocynaceae
Asparagaceae	Feb 2010	May 2006
Asphodelaceae	Nov 2006	May 2006
Aspleniaceae	Aug 2008	Aug 2006
Asteliaceae	Nov 2008	May 2006
Atherospermataceae	Aug 2006	May 2006
Athyriaceae     see Woodsiaceae
Austrobaileyaceae	Aug 2006	May 2006
Avicenniaceae     see Acanthaceae
Azollaceae     see Salviniaceae
Balanopaceae	Sept 2005	Sept 2005
Balanophoraceae	May 2006	March 2006
Balsaminaceae	June 2010	June 2010
Basellaceae	Aug 2009	May 2007
Bataceae	June 2006	Dec 2005
Begoniaceae	Feb 2009	April 2008
Berberidaceae	May 2010	May 2006
Berberidopsidaceae	April 2008	Dec 2005
Betulaceae	Sept 2005	Sept 2005
Bignoniaceae	June 2010	June 2010
Bixaceae	April 2006	Dec 2005
Blandfordiaceae	Nov 2008	May 2006
Blechnaceae	Jan 2010	Aug 2006
Bombacaceae     see Malvaceae         - Bombacoideae
Boraginaceae	May 2010	Apr 2007
Boryaceae	Nov 2008	May 2006
Brassicaceae	Feb 2009	Dec 2005
Bromeliaceae	Aug 2006	May 2006
Brunoniaceae     see Goodeniaceae
Burmanniaceae	June 2010	June 2010
Burseraceae	July 2006	March 2006
Byblidaceae	Feb 2009	March 2008
Cabombaceae	Oct 2006	May 2006
Cactaceae	March 2006	Dec 2005
Caesalpiniaceae     see Fabaceae         - Caesalpinioideae
Callitrichaceae     see Plantaginaceae         - Callitriche only
Calycanthaceae	Aug 2006	May 2006
Campynemataceae	Nov 2008	May 2006
Cannabaceae	April 2008	Aug 2005
Cannaceae	Aug 2006	May 2006
Capparaceae	Jan 2010	Dec 2005
Caprifoliaceae	Feb 2010	Oct 2009
Cardiopteridaceae	June 2006	March 2006
Caricaceae	May 2006	Dec 2005
Caryophyllaceae	Jan 2010	May 2007
Casuarinaceae	Feb 2009	Sept 2005
Cecropiaceae     see Urticaceae
Celastraceae	April 2008	March 2006
Centrolepidaceae	Aug 2010	June 2010
Cephalotaceae	March 2009	March 2008
Ceratophyllaceae	Oct 2006	May 2006
Chenopodiaceae	May 2010	Dec 2005
Chrysobalanaceae	March 2009	March 2008
Cistaceae	April 2006	Dec 2005
Cleomaceae	Jan 2010	Dec 2005
Clusiaceae	Nov 2008	Aug 2007
Colchicaceae	April 2008	May 2006
Combretaceae	Nov 2005	Sept 2005
Connaraceae	March 2009	March 2008
Convolvulaceae	April 2008	Aug 2006
Cornaceae	April 2006	March 2006
Corsicaceae	June 2010	June 2010
Corynocarpaceae	June 2006	March 2006
Costaceae	Aug 2006	May 2006
Crassulaceae	March 2009	March 2008
Cucurbitaceae	Nov 2008	Dec 2005
Culcitaceae     see Dicksoniaceae
Cunoniaceae	May 2010	March 2008
Cupressaceae	May 2010	Aug 2006
Cuscutaceae     see Convolvulaceae
Cyatheaceae	Aug 2008	Aug 2006
Cycadaceae	May 2007	Aug 2006
Cymodoceaceae	June 2008	Aug 2006
Dasypogonaceae	Nov 2006	May 2006
Datiscaceae	May 2006	Dec 2005
Davalliaceae	Oct 2008	Aug 2006
Davidsoniaceae     see Cunoniaceae
Dennstaedtiaceae	Aug 2008	Aug 2006
Dichapetalaceae	June 2006	March 2006
Dicksoniaceae	Aug 2008	Aug 2006
Didiereaceae	Aug 2009	May 2007
Dioscoreaceae	Nov 2006	May 2006
Dipsacaceae     see Caprifoliaceae
Dipteridaceae	Aug 2008	Aug 2006
Doryanthaceae	Nov 2006	May 2006
Droseraceae	May 2010	Dec 2005
Dryopteridaceae	Oct 2008	Aug 2006
Ebenaceae	Nov 2008	June 2007
Elaeagnaceae	Oct 2005	Sept 2005
Elatinaceae	Nov 2008	Aug 2007
Equisetaceae	June 2007	Aug 2006
Eriocaulaceae	Aug 2010	June 2010
Erythroxylaceae	Nov 2008	Aug 2007
Escalloniaceae	March 2009	March 2008
Eucryphiaceae     see Cunoniaceae
Euphorbiaceae		Feb 2010 - PDF
Eupomatiaceae	Aug 2006	May 2006
Fabaceae     - Caesalpinioideae	Feb 2006	Dec 2005
Fabaceae     - Mimosoideae       (excl. Acacia)	Feb 2006	Nov 2005
Fabaceae     - Mimosoideae       (Acacia)	May 2010	Feb 2006
Fagaceae	Sept 2005	Sept 2005
Flacourtiaceae    see Achariaceae        Berberidopsidaceae        Salicaceae
Frankeniaceae	May 2006	Dec 2005
Fumariaceae     see Papaveraceae
Gelsemiaceae	Nov 2008	April 2006
Gentianaceae	Feb 2010	April 2006
Gesneriaceae	June 2010	June 2010
Gleicheniaceae	Aug 2008	Aug 2006
Goodeniaceae	Feb 2009	April 2006
Grammitidaceae     see Polypodiaceae
Griseliniaceae	April 2006	March 2006
Grossulariaceae	March 2009	March 2008
Gunneraceae	Sept 2005	Sept 2005
Gyrostemonaceae	July 2006	Dec 2005
Haemodoraceae	April 2008	May 2006
Haloragaceae	May 2010	Sept 2005
Hamamelidaceae	Aug 2005	Aug 2005
Hanguanaceae	Nov 2006	May 2006
Heliconiaceae	Feb 2009	April 2008
Hemerocallidaceae	Nov 2006	May 2006
Hernandiaceae	Oct 2006	May 2006
Himantandraceae	Aug 2006	May 2006
Hippocastanaceae     see Sapindaceae
Hippocrateaceae     see Celastraceae
Hydatellaceae	Aug 2006	May 2006
Hydrangeaceae	March 2009	March 2008
Hydrocharitaceae	Feb 2010	Aug 2006
Hydroleaceae	Aug 2007	Aug 2006
Hydrophyllaceae     see Boraginaceae          + Hydroleaceae
Hymenophyllaceae	Aug 2008	Aug 2006
Hypericaceae	May 2010	Aug 2007
Hypoxidaceae	Nov 2008	May 2006
Icacinaceae	June 2006	March 2006
Idiospermaceae     see Calycanthaceae
Iridaceae	Nov 2008	May 2006
Isoetaceae	June 2007	Aug 2006
Juglandaceae	Feb 2009	April 2008
Juncaginaceae	Feb 2010	Aug 2006
Lamiaceae	May 2010	Aug 2006
Lardizabalaceae	Feb 2009	April 2008
Lauraceae	Oct 2006	May 2006
Lecythidaceae	June 2007	Dec 2005
Lemnaceae     see Araceae
Lentibulariaceae	May 2010	May 2009
Liliaceae	Nov 2008	May 2006
Limeaceae	Aug 2009	May 2007
Limnocharitaceae     see Alismataceae
Linaceae	Nov 2008	Aug 2007
Lindsaeaceae	Aug 2008	Aug 2006
Loganiaceae	Nov 2008	April 2006
Lomariopsidaceae	Oct 2008	Aug 2006
Loranthaceae	May 2006	March 2006
Luzuriagaceae	Nov 2008	May 2006
Lycopodiaceae	Feb 2010	Aug 2006
Lygodiaceae	Aug 2008	Aug 2006
Lythraceae	Feb 2010	Sept 2005
Malvaceae     - Bombacoideae	Jan 2010	Oct 2009
Marantaceae	Feb 2009	April 2008
Marattiaceae	May 2010	Aug 2006
Marsileaceae	Feb 2010	Aug 2006
Martyniaceae	June 2010	June 2010
Mayacaceae	Feb 2009	April 2008
Melastomataceae	Nov 2005	Sept 2005
Meliaceae	Feb 2010	May 2007
Melianthaceae	July 2006	March 2006
Menispermaceae	Oct 2006	May 2006
Menyanthaceae	May 2010	Aug 2006
Mimosaceae     see Fabaceae         - Mimosoideae
Molluginaceae	Aug 2009	May 2007
Monimiaceae	May 2010	May 2006
Moraceae	Nov 2008	Aug 2005
Moringaceae	June 2006	Dec 2005
Muntingiaceae	June 2010	June 2010
Musaceae	Aug 2006	May 2006
Myodocarpaceae	June 2010	June 2010
Myristicaceae	Aug 2006	May 2006
Myrsinaceae     see Primulaceae
Myrtaceae     - Angophora, Corymbia	Feb 2010	Aug 2006
Myrtaceae     - Chamelaucoid group		May 2010 - PDF
Myrtaceae     - Eucalyptus	May 2010	Aug 2006
Myrtaceae    - Melaleucoid group		Aug 2010 - PDF
Myrtaceae    - Metrosideroid,      Myrtoid and      Syzygioid groups	July 2010	Oct 2009
Najadaceae     see Hydrocharitaceae
Nelumbonaceae	Oct 2006	May 2006
Nepenthaceae	April 2008	Dec 2005
Neuradaceae	March 2009	March 2008
Nitrariaceae	July 2009	May 2007
Nothofagaceae	Sept 2005	Sept 2005
Nyctaginaceae	Feb 2006	Dec 2005
Nymphaeaceae	May 2010	May 2006
Ochnaceae	Nov 2008	Aug 2007
Olacaceae	April 2006	March 2006
Oleaceae	July 2010	March 2010
Oleandraceae	Oct 2008	Aug 2006
Onagraceae	May 2010	Sept 2005
Ophioglossaceae	Aug 2008	Aug 2006
Opiliaceae	April 2006	March 2006
Orobanchaceae	May 2010	Feb 2008
Osmundaceae	Aug 2008	Aug 2006
Pandanaceae	Nov 2008	Aug 2006
Papaveraceae	Oct 2006	May 2006
Paracryphiaceae	March 2009	March 2006
Parkeriaceae     see Pteridaceae
Passifloraceae	May 2010	Dec 2005
Pedaliaceae	June 2010	June 2010
Pennantiaceae	June 2006	March 2006
Petermanniaceae	Nov 2006	May 2006
Philydraceae	Aug 2006	May 2006
Phytolaccaceae	Feb 2006	Dec 2005
Pinaceae	June 2007	Aug 2006
Piperaceae	Oct 2006	May 2006
Plantaginaceae     - Callitriche only	Jan 2010	Nov 2008
Pittosporaceae	March 2009	March 2008
Platanaceae	Oct 2006	Aug 2006
Platyzomataceae     see Pteridaceae
Plumbaginaceae	Aug 2009	May 2007
Poaceae – Tribes Arundineae, Amphipogoneae, Danthonieae, Aristideae, Eriachneae, Pappophoreae, Triodieae, Cynodonteae	May 2010	Aug 2007
Poaceae – Tribes Phareae, Nardeae, Stipeae, Meliceae, Brachypodieae, Bromeae, Triticeae, Aveneae, Poeae, Bambuseae, Oryzeae, Ehrharteae	May 2010	April 2008
Poaceae - Tribes Centotheceae, 'Cyperochloeae', 'Spartochloeae', Isachneae, Paniceae, Neurachneae, Arundinelleae, Andropogoneae	May 2010	Sept 2009
Podocarpaceae	May 2007	Aug 2006
Podostemaceae	Feb 2010	Sept 2005
Polemoniaceae	Nov 2008	Aug 2006
Polygonaceae	Aug 2009	May 2007
Polypodiaceae	Feb 2010	Aug 2006
Pontederiaceae	Aug 2006	May 2006
Portulacaceae	Aug 2009	May 2007
Posidoniaceae	June 2008	Aug 2006
Potamogetonaceae	Nov 2008	Aug 2006
Primulaceae	May 2010	March 2008
Proteaceae	May 2010	Jan 2006
Psilotaceae	June 2007	Aug 2006
Pteridaceae	Aug 2008	Aug 2006
Punicaceae     see Lythraceae
Rafflesiaceae     see Apodanthaceae
Ranunculaceae	Oct 2006	May 2006
Resedaceae	June 2006	Dec 2005
Rhizophoraceae	April 2006	March 2006
Ripogonaceae	Nov 2006	May 2006
Rosaceae	May 2010	March 2008
Ruppiaceae	June 2008	Aug 2006
Rutaceae	May 2010	May 2007
Salicaceae	May 2010	Dec 2005
Salviniaceae	Aug 2008	Aug 2006
Santalaceae	Nov 2008	March 2006
Sapindaceae	Feb 2010	March 2006
Sapotaceae	Nov 2008	June 2007
Sarraceniaceae	Feb 2009	April 2008
Saxifragaceae	March 2009	March 2008
Schizaeaceae	Aug 2008	Aug 2006
Selaginellaceae	June 2007	Aug 2006
Simaroubaceae	July 2006	March 2006
Smilacaceae	Nov 2006	May 2006
Solanaceae	Feb 2010	Feb 2006
Sonneratiaceae     see Lythraceae
Sparganiaceae	Aug 2006	May 2006
Sphenocleaceae	June 2010	June 2010
Stackhousiaceae     see Celastraceae
Stangeriaceae     see Zamiaceae
Stemonaceae	Nov 2006	May 2006
Strelitziaceae	Aug 2006	May 2006
Surianaceae	March 2009	March 2008
Symplocaceae	Nov 2008	June 2007
Taccaceae	Nov 2006	May 2006
Tamaricaceae	Feb 2009	Dec 2005
Tecophilaeaceae	Nov 2008	May 2006
Tectariaceae	Oct 2008	Aug 2006
Tetrachondraceae	Feb 2009	April 2008
Theaceae	Nov 2008	Aug 2007
Thelypteridaceae	Aug 2008	Aug 2006
Thismiaceae	June 2010	June 2010
Thymelaeaceae	June 2007	Jan 2006
Trimeniaceae	Aug 2006	May 2006
Triuridaceae	June 2008	Aug 2006
Turneraceae     see Passifloraceae
Typhaceae	Aug 2006	May 2006
Ulmaceae	April 2008	Aug 2005
Urticaceae	Feb 2009	Sept 2005
Valerianaceae     see Caprifoliaceae
Verbenaceae	Nov 2008	Aug 2006
Violaceae	Feb 2009	Dec 2005
Viscaceae     see Santalaceae
Vittariaceae     see Pteridaceae
Winteraceae	Aug 2006	May 2006
Woodsiaceae	Oct 2008	Aug 2006
Xanthorrhoeaceae	Nov 2006	May 2006
Xiridaceae	Aug 2010	Aug 2010
Zamiaceae	May 2007	Aug 2006
Zannichelliaceae    see Potamogetonaceae
Zingiberaceae	Aug 2006	May 2006
Zosteraceae	May 2010	Apr 2007
Zygophyllaceae	July 2009	May 2007

 

References for family classification

Angiosperm Phylogeny Group III (2009). An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 161: 105-121.

Mabberley, D.J. (2008). Mabberley's Plant Book, 3rd edn (Cambridge)

Smith, A.R., Pryer, K.M., Schuettpelz, E., Korall, P., Schneider, H., Wolf, P.G. (2006). A classification for extant ferns. Taxon 55: 705-731.