Learn about the comparison among Bentham and Hooker, Engler and Prantl, and Hutchinson systems of plant classification. Comparison # Bentham and Hooker: 1. It is a natural system and mostly used for practical purposes. 2. It is based on A.P de Candolle's system (1818). 3. Classification is based on single and mostly artificial characters; so closely allied families are separated [...]
The below mentioned article provides an overview on History of Plant Classification during Different Periods. Preliterate Humans: Ancient men who made their living by gathering food from the landscape, knew many plants by necessity and are considered to be practical plant taxonomists. They described and classified a plant as useful or harmful, so that others could recognize it, and identified [...]
The following points highlight the top three types of system of plant classification. The types are: 1. Artificial Classification 2. Natural Classification 3. Phylogenetic Classification. Plant Classification: Type # 1. Artificial Classification: The earliest systems of classification which remained dominant from 300 B.C. up to about 1830 were artificial systems, which were based on one or a few easily observable characters [...]