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many common names may be given to the same species, and one common name may be applied to a number of different species
many common names may be given to the same species, and one common name may be applied to a number of different species
student of Plato and Aristotle ○ first person known to attempt to organize and classify plants in 4th century BC
Theophrastus
Theophrastus classified nearly how many species of plants by leaf characteristics
500 plants
when distinction was made between monocots & dicots
13th century
when was details of fruit and flower structure, in addition to form and habit, were used in classification schemes
18th century
established the binomial system of nomenclature
Carolus Linnaeus
Carolus Linnaeus published what
Species Plantarum
changed Latin phrases to reflect relationships & placed one to many species in each genus
Carolus Linnaeus
abbreviated names to 2 parts (binomial)
Carolus Linnaeus
2 parts
binomial
method of naming species
binomial system of nomenclature
Generic Name or
genus
Specific epithet
Species
recognized by the ICBN as a starting point for scientific names of plants
Species Plantarum
book that standardizes rules governing naming & classification of plants
International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN)
(ICBN) revised and expanded rules at
Periodic International Botanical Congresses
has a a common index to its translations of the various rules
English, French, and German
Two steps required to officially recognize new plant species:
1. English/Latin description of the plant must be published in a journal or public publication
2.Author must designate the type of specimen deposited in herbarium, which the public may have access to
used for naming plants that have specific desirable [characteristics] that are maintained through selective breeding or controlled through distinctive growing practices
International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (ICNCP)
cultivated plant whose origin or selection is primarily due to intentional human activity (accidental hybridization & selection from existing cultivated stock)
cultigen
