木兰科是一类中等大小的木本植物类群,包含2—17属,240~300种,主要分布于亚洲和南北美洲的热带、亚热带和温带。本项研究综述了自deCandolle以来木兰科系统分类学研究简史,总结了形态分类学、实验分类学、系统发育、生物地理学等4方面所取得的研究成果及发展动态,并根据目前的研究现状,分析了存在的问题,提出了今后的研究方向。
Magnoliaceae is a middle-sized tree group, including 2 - 17 genera and 240 - 300 speceis, distributed mainly in tropical, subtropical and temperate Asia, North and South America. Magnoliaceae systematic research achievements on traditional taxonomics, experimental taxonomics, phylogeny and biogeography have been compre- hensively reviewed in this text since the de Candolle's first complete treatment of the family. And the current situation is discussed. The research transformations engaged in the future are also proposed here.