De Jussieu system
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An early attempt at a system of plant taxonomy, the de Jussieu System recognises as the main groups:
The system was published in
Note that this book is of great importance as a starting point of botanical nomenclature
at the rank of family.
- I. Acotyledones
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- Classes: 1, with as families: Fungi, Algae, Hepaticae, Musci, Filices, Najades
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- II. Monocotyledones
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- Classes: 2-4
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- III. Dicotyledones
- A. Monoclinae
- a) Apetalae
- Classes: 5-7
- b) Monopetalae
- Classes: 8-11
- c) Polypetalae
- Classes: 12-14
- B. Diclinae
- Classes: 15
The system was published in
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- (available online at Gallica)
Note that this book is of great importance as a starting point of botanical nomenclature
Botanical nomenclature
Botanical nomenclature is the formal, scientific naming of plants. It is related to, but distinct from taxonomy. Plant taxonomy is concerned with grouping and classifying plants; botanical nomenclature then provides names for the results of this process. The starting point for modern botanical...
at the rank of family.