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Contribution of Various Botanists towards Plant Classification

In this article we will discuss about the contribution of various botanists towards plant classification. 1. Sexual (or Artificial) System of Linnaeus: Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778), a Swedish naturalist published a sexual system of classification in Hortus Uplandicus (1730) and elaborated it in his Genera Plantarum (1737). The latter work is of importance in modern taxonomy as a source of description [...]

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History of Plant Classification in India: 5 Periods

The following points highlight the five periods in the history of plant classification in India. The periods are: 1. Rig Veda Period 2. The Greek Period 3. The Roman Period 4. The Dark Age, Herbals and the Transition Period 5. Modern Period. Period # 1. Rig Veda Period: According to Majumdar history of botany and plant taxonomy in India can [...]

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Merits and Demerits of Thorne’s System

In this article we will discuss about the merits and demerits of Throne’s system. Merits of Thorne's System: 1. The woody Annonales which are now universally accepted as the most primitive living Angiosperms are the starting point of his system and constitute the base of the phylogenetic shrub of Angiosperms. The Berberidaceae and the Nymphaeales, though more advanced than the [...]

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