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Grandfather of modern botany |
Theophrastus * Pre-Linnaean era * (370-285BC) *He was a student of Aristotle and Plato *He studied in Athens * He was involved in western taxonomy * Classified plants as; - Herbs - Shrub - Sub-Shrub - Tree * Distinguished between flowering and non flowering plants * Called Calyx and Corolla modified leaves * Described nearly 500 plants -Asparagus, Daucas, Narcissus are still in use
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Father of Chinese medicine |
Shen Nung (Shennong) * Emperor of China * Acupuncture * Ancient Taxonomy * Eastern taxonomy |
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How's plant Taxo represented historically? |
- Ancient - Pre-Linnaean - Linnaean - Post-Linnaean |
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Who distinguished between flowering and non flowering plants? |
Theophrastus |
