In this article we will discuss about the cradle of flowering plants in India. The studies on Indian plants were first initiated by European visitors, endrik Van Rheede (1678-1703) Published 12 volumes of Hortus Malabaricus. Even before the publication of Species plantarum by Linnaeus (1753). Work on Indian flora was initiated by Roxburgh (1814, 1820-24) and then Hooker and Thompson [...]
In this article we will discuss about Taxonomy:- 1. Meaning of Taxonomy 2. Levels of Taxonomy 3. Periods 4. Role. Meaning of Taxonomy: The term taxonomy is derived from the Greek words ('taxis' means arrangement and 'nomos' means law). The term first proposed by the Swiss originated botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1813 for the plant classification. He used [...]
Learn about the comparison between Artificial and Natural Classification. Comparison # Artificial Classification: 1. The artificial classification is based on fewer or even a single arbitrary character. 2. Artificial classification is based on priory weighting of taxonomic characters. 3. The characters do not show any relationship. 4. Artificial classification is a downward classification based on dichotomous branching (e.g., the animal [...]