| Author |
Warming, Eugenius, 1841-1924 |
| Contributor |
Knoblauch, Emil, 1864-1936 |
| Translator |
Potter, Michael Cresse, 1858- |
| Title |
A handbook of systematic botany
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| Original Publication |
United Kingdom: Swan Sonnenschein,1895.
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 55.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
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| Credits |
Peter Becker, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
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| Summary |
"A Handbook of Systematic Botany" by Eugenius Warming is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work serves as a comprehensive guide to the classification and morphological characteristics of various plant forms, specifically focusing on the systematic arrangement of the plant kingdom. It incorporates extensive illustrations and a detailed approach to the understanding of plant relationships and taxonomy. The opening portion of the handbook introduces readers to the translation of Warming’s original Danish text, with acknowledgments to contributors and notes added for clarification. It outlines the structure of the text and presents its subdivisions, such as Thallophyta, encompassing slime-fungi, algae, and fungi. The opening also hints at Warming's systematic approach to botanical classification, emphasizing principles that prioritize a plant's morphology, development, and evolutionary relationships in the organization of different plant groups. This establishes a foundation for readers interested in detailed botanical study and classification principles. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
QK: Science: Botany
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| Subject |
Plants -- Classification
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
68580 |
| Release Date |
Jul 21, 2022 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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