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Top 5 Botanists and Plant Classification

Here is a list of top five botanists who have contributed towards plant classification. Botanist # 1. Carolus Linnaeus's System of Plant Classification: His system of classification is an artificial sexual system, which is based solely on the number and arrangement of the reproductive organs. A plant's Class was determined by its stamens (male organs), and its Order by its [...]

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Top 5 Eminent Plant Taxonomists | Plant Classification

The following points highlight the five eminent plant taxonomists. The taxonomists are: 1. John Hutchinson 2. Armen Takhtajan 3. Arthur Cronquist  4. Rolf M.T. Dahlgren 5. Robert Thome. Taxonomist # 1. John Hutchinson (1884-1972): John Hutchinson a British botanist from England, associated with the Royal Botanic Garden, Kew, proposed a phylogenetic system of classification, that in its basic principles somewhat [...]

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