National Vegetation Information System Taxonomic Review
National Vegetation Information System
Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research
Department of the Environment and Heritage, 2004
Appendix C: Family priorities
Below is a list of the families found in the NVIS database in order of records numbers. This list more or less equates with the family priorities identified by ERIN for assessment.
| Family | Records | Family | Records | Family | Records | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtaceae | 8883 | Araliaceae | 35 | Lythraceae | 6 | ||
| Poaceae | 4252 | Orchidaceae | 35 | Cycadaceae | 5 | ||
| Mimosaceae | 2363 | Cunoniaceae | 35 | Schizaeaceae | 5 | ||
| Chenopodiaceae | 956 | Araucariaceae | 33 | Surianaceae | 5 | ||
| Cyperaceae | 939 | Clusiaceae | 31 | Pteridaceae | 5 | ||
| Proteaceae | 899 | Ebenaceae | 30 | Onagraceae | 5 | ||
| Asteraceae | 696 | Tiliaceae | 30 | Eupomatiaceae | 5 | ||
| Epacridaceae | 612 | Menyanthaceae | 30 | Hymenophyllaceae | 5 | ||
| Fabaceae | 538 | Winteraceae | 30 | Eriocaulaceae | 5 | ||
| Caesalpiniaceae | 495 | Acanthaceae | 29 | Grammitidaceae | 4 | ||
| Casuarinaceae | 462 | Bignoniaceae | 27 | Stackhousiaceae | 4 | ||
| Euphorbiaceae | 457 | Bixaceae | 27 | (no name) | 4 | ||
| Myoporaceae | 446 | Eucryphiaceae | 26 | Polygalaceae | 4 | ||
| Xanthorrhoeaceae | 443 | Asclepiadaceae | 25 | Azollaceae | 3 | ||
| Sapindaceae | 381 | Stylidiaceae | 25 | Taccaceae | 3 | ||
| Rubiaceae | 281 | Myrsinaceae | 25 | Phytolaccaceae | 3 | ||
| Liliaceae | 266 | Oxalidaceae | 24 | Osmundaceae | 3 | ||
| Rutaceae | 263 | Portulacaceae | 24 | Menispermaceae | 3 | ||
| Cupressaceae | 238 | Polypodiaceae | 24 | Leeaceae | 3 | ||
| Rhamnaceae | 202 | Elaeocarpaceae | 23 | Flacourtiaceae | 3 | ||
| Dennstaedtiaceae | 194 | Urticaceae | 23 | Dichapetalaceae | 3 | ||
| Apocynaceae | 166 | Smilacaceae | 23 | Cucurbitaceae | 3 | ||
| Pittosporaceae | 164 | Juncaginaceae | 23 | Alangiaceae | 2 | ||
| Restionaceae | 161 | Primulaceae | 23 | Gesneriaceae | 2 | ||
| Combretaceae | 158 | Cyatheaceae | 22 | Linaceae | 2 | ||
| Apiaceae | 150 | Centrolepidaceae | 21 | Zannichelliaceae | 2 | ||
| Rosaceae | 148 | Droseraceae | 21 | Simaroubaceae | 2 | ||
| Haloragaceae | 136 | Gleicheniaceae | 21 | Ruppiaceae | 2 | ||
| Dilleniaceae | 121 | Chrysobalanaceae | 20 | Pontederiaceae | 2 | ||
| Santalaceae | 119 | Zamiaceae | 20 | Pinaceae | 2 | ||
| Adiantaceae | 110 | Lindsaeaceae | 20 | Passifloraceae | 2 | ||
| Sterculiaceae | 110 | Crassulaceae | 19 | Nymphaeaceae | 2 | ||
| Violaceae | 109 | Vitaceae | 18 | Nelumbonaceae | 2 | ||
| Malvaceae | 105 | Taxodiaceae | 17 | Marattiaceae | 2 | ||
| Convolvulaceae | 103 | Tremandraceae | 17 | Lentibulariaceae | 2 | ||
| Lauraceae | 101 | Aspleniaceae | 16 | Icacinaceae | 2 | ||
| Blechnaceae | 98 | Bombacaceae | 15 | Datiscaceae | 2 | ||
| Capparaceae | 98 | Celastraceae | 15 | Davalliaceae | 2 | ||
| Goodeniaceae | 95 | Commelinaceae | 14 | Alismataceae | 2 | ||
| Aizoaceae | 93 | Phyllocladaceae | 14 | Aquifoliaceae | 1 | ||
| Polygonaceae | 84 | Boraginaceae | 13 | Aristolochiaceae | 1 | ||
| Arecaceae | 78 | Marsileaceae | 12 | Zosteraceae | 1 | ||
| Verbenaceae | 72 | Zingiberaceae | 12 | Vittariaceae | 1 | ||
| Dryopteridaceae | 70 | Erythroxylaceae | 11 | Tricholomataceae | 1 | ||
| Lamiaceae | 66 | Selaginellaceae | 11 | Stemonaceae | 1 | ||
| Juncaceae | 62 | Typhaceae | 11 | Olacaceae | 1 | ||
| Solanaceae | 62 | Nyctaginaceae | 11 | Nepenthaceae | 1 | ||
| Monimiaceae | 57 | Melastomataceae | 11 | Molluginaceae | 1 | ||
| Moraceae | 57 | Hernandiaceae | 11 | Malpighiaceae | 1 | ||
| Oleaceae | 55 | Loganiaceae | 11 | Lycopodiaceae | 1 | ||
| Pandanaceae | 54 | Araceae | 10 | Lomariopsidaceae | 1 | ||
| Amaranthaceae | 53 | Potamogetonaceae | 10 | Hydrocharitaceae | 1 | ||
| Meliaceae | 53 | Grossulariaceae | 10 | Haemodoraceae | 1 | ||
| Caryophyllaceae | 53 | Frankeniaceae | 10 | Gunneraceae | 1 | ||
| Lecythidaceae | 51 | Annonaceae | 9 | Salviniaceae | 1 | ||
| Campanulaceae | 50 | Flagellariaceae | 9 | Psilotaceae | 1 | ||
| Anacardiaceae | 47 | Ulmaceae | 9 | Posidoniaceae | 1 | ||
| Zygophyllaceae | 47 | Sphagnaceae | 9 | Piperaceae | 1 | ||
| Thymelaeaceae | 47 | Podocarpaceae | 9 | Ericaceae | 1 | ||
| Brassicaceae | 46 | Brunoniaceae | 8 | Donatiaceae | 1 | ||
| Scrophulariaceae | 45 | Loranthaceae | 8 | Dioscoreaceae | 1 | ||
| Burseraceae | 43 | Gyrostemonaceae | 8 | Coralinaceae | 1 | ||
| Dicksoniaceae | 43 | Culcitaceae | 7 | Burmanniaceae | 1 | ||
| Iridaceae | 41 | Xyridaceae | 7 | Balanophoraceae | 1 | ||
| Geraniaceae | 39 | Plantaginaceae | 7 | Bataceae | 1 | ||
| Ranunculaceae | 38 | Myristicaceae | 7 | ||||
| Sapotaceae | 38 | Agavaceae | 6 | ||||
| Fagaceae | 37 | Plumbaginaceae | 6 | ||||
| Rhizophoraceae | 37 | Caprifoliaceae | 6 |