Q. The number of species classified in 'Species Plantarum' is
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Solution:
Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778), a Swedish naturalist proposed a system to name and organise species and is considered the Father of Taxonomy and also the Father of Modern Botany.
He proposed three groups: “Kingdoms” which are divided into “Classes”; these classes were divided into “Orders” which were further divided into “Genera” and then into “Species” (epithet in case of plants).
The classification he proposed is considered as Artificial classification and is also called the Sexual system. In his classification, Linnaeus highlighted the basic characteristics of the plant’s sexual parts (Carpels and Stemens).
He also took into consideration the structures of flowers and fruits for classification. He classified the plant kingdom into 24 classes based on the number, length, size and union of stamen. He further classified the classes in orders, based on the number of styles in each flower.
Species Plantarum is a book written by Carl Linnaeus, that was originally published in 1753, which enlists every species of plant known at that point of time, classified into genera. It is the first work that consistently applies binomial names and was the beginning for the naming of plants. It has around 6000 species classified in it.
He proposed three groups: “Kingdoms” which are divided into “Classes”; these classes were divided into “Orders” which were further divided into “Genera” and then into “Species” (epithet in case of plants).
The classification he proposed is considered as Artificial classification and is also called the Sexual system. In his classification, Linnaeus highlighted the basic characteristics of the plant’s sexual parts (Carpels and Stemens).
He also took into consideration the structures of flowers and fruits for classification. He classified the plant kingdom into 24 classes based on the number, length, size and union of stamen. He further classified the classes in orders, based on the number of styles in each flower.
Species Plantarum is a book written by Carl Linnaeus, that was originally published in 1753, which enlists every species of plant known at that point of time, classified into genera. It is the first work that consistently applies binomial names and was the beginning for the naming of plants. It has around 6000 species classified in it.