Schisandraceae
Schisandraceae is a family of flowering plants with 3 known genera and a total of 92 known species (Luo et al., 2018 [open access] list all known species with their geographic occurrence). Such a family has been recognized by most taxonomists, at least for the past several decades. Before that, the plants concerned were assigned to family Magnoliaceae and Illiciaceae.

The APG IV and APG III systems of taxonomy recognize this family and place it on the order Austrobaileyales.

The APG II system, of 2003, also recognizes such a family. It places the family in order Austrobaileyales, which in turn is accepted as being among the most basic lineages in the clade angiosperms. APG II assumes this to be a family of three genera, the Schisandraceae "sensu lato". This family consists of woody plants, containing essential oils.

However, APG II does allow the option of segregating the genus "Illicium" as the family Illiciaceae. This leaves only two genera in the family Schisandraceae "sensu stricto", consisting of "Schisandra" and "Kadsura", totalling several dozen species, which are found in tropical to temperate regions of East and Southeast Asia and North America.

The APG system, of 1998, recognized both the families Schisandraceae "sensu stricto" and Illiciaceae, unplaced as to order. It regarded both families as being among the most basic lineages in the clade angiosperms.

The Cronquist system, of 1981, treated the plants in the family (in its wider sense) as two separate families, which together constituted 
: the order Illiciales,
:: in subclass Magnoliidae,
::: in class Magnoliopsida [=dicotyledons], 
:::: of division Magnoliophyta [=angiosperms].
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Q25314
flowering plant
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Q120228
Magnoliaceae
Concept
Q1045795
Illiciaceae
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APG IV
Concept
Q156982
APG III system
MISC
Q21788
Austrobaileyales
Concept
Q156518
APG II system
MISC
Q21788
Austrobaileyales
Concept
Q25314
angiosperms
Concept
Q170885
essential oil
Concept
Q5492045
Illicium
Concept
Q1045795
Illiciaceae
Concept
Q1277423
Schisandra
Concept
Q146434
Kadsura
Concept
Q27231
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Q11708
Southeast Asia
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Q49
North America
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Q433179
APG system
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Q25314
angiosperms
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Q213094
Cronquist system
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Illiciales
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Q846071
Magnoliidae
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Q1307404
Magnoliopsida
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Q8316
dicotyledons
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Q25314
Magnoliophyta
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Q25314
angiosperms
Concept
Q282324
Schisandraceae
Concept
Q282324
Schisandraceae
Concept
Q282324
Schisandraceae
Concept
Q282324
Schisandraceae
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