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 [...]
The following points highlight the eleven main schemes used to describe and identify a flowering plant. The schemes are: 1. Habitat 2. Habit 3. Root 4. Stem 5. Leaf 6. Inflorescence 7. Flower 8. Fruit 9. Seed 10. Floral Formula And Floral Diagram 11. Identification. Scheme # 1. Habitat: The natural abode or locality of the plant i.e. cultivated or [...]
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 [...]