Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen
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Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen is an early 19th-century botanical work by Robert Brown that provided one of the first comprehensive scientific descriptions of the plant life of Australia and Tasmania.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Preliminary account of the flora of New Holland and Van Diemen's Land | 1 |
| Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen Context triple: [Robert Brown, notableWork, Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen]
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A.
Species Plantarum
Species Plantarum is Carl Linnaeus’s landmark 1753 work that established the modern system of botanical nomenclature by systematically describing and naming plant species.
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B.
Genera Plantarum
Genera Plantarum is a foundational botanical work by Carl Linnaeus that systematically classified and described plant genera, helping establish modern plant taxonomy.
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C.
Systema Naturae
Systema Naturae is Carl Linnaeus’s landmark 18th-century work that established the modern hierarchical system for classifying and naming organisms.
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D.
Critica Botanica
Critica Botanica is a 1737 botanical treatise by Carl Linnaeus in which he sets out principles and rules for the scientific naming and classification of plants.
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E.
The Loves of the Plants
The Loves of the Plants is a didactic poem by Erasmus Darwin that personifies plant reproduction to popularize contemporary botanical science.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen Target entity description: Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen is an early 19th-century botanical work by Robert Brown that provided one of the first comprehensive scientific descriptions of the plant life of Australia and Tasmania.
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A.
Species Plantarum
Species Plantarum is Carl Linnaeus’s landmark 1753 work that established the modern system of botanical nomenclature by systematically describing and naming plant species.
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B.
Genera Plantarum
Genera Plantarum is a foundational botanical work by Carl Linnaeus that systematically classified and described plant genera, helping establish modern plant taxonomy.
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C.
Systema Naturae
Systema Naturae is Carl Linnaeus’s landmark 18th-century work that established the modern hierarchical system for classifying and naming organisms.
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D.
Critica Botanica
Critica Botanica is a 1737 botanical treatise by Carl Linnaeus in which he sets out principles and rules for the scientific naming and classification of plants.
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E.
The Loves of the Plants
The Loves of the Plants is a didactic poem by Erasmus Darwin that personifies plant reproduction to popularize contemporary botanical science.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
botanical work
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scientific book ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution | British Museum herbarium (via Brown's work) ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Joseph Banks ⓘ |
| author | Robert Brown ⓘ |
| basedOn |
collections from Matthew Flinders' circumnavigation of Australia
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herbarium specimens collected in Australia ⓘ |
| bibliographicForm | single-volume work ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 19th century ⓘ |
| citedBy | subsequent taxonomic treatments of Australian plants ⓘ |
| contains | Latin descriptions of plant taxa ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
foundation of Australian systematic botany
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nomenclature of Australian plants ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes |
Australian plant species
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Tasmanian plant species ⓘ |
| era | Age of Exploration ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | phytogeography of Australia ⓘ |
| focusesOnModernRegion |
Australia
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Tasmania ⓘ |
| focusesOnRegion |
New Holland
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Tasmania ⓘ
surface form:
Van Diemen's Land
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| hasAbbreviation | Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl. ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Robert Brown as botanist ⓘ |
| hasGenre | scientific monograph ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | milestone in the documentation of Southern Hemisphere flora ⓘ |
| influenced | later floras of Australia ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early comprehensive treatment of Tasmanian flora
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introduction of many new genera and species ⓘ one of the first comprehensive scientific descriptions of Australian plants ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| printingTechnique | letterpress printing ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1810 ⓘ |
| publisher |
John W. Parker and Son
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surface form:
Richard Taylor and Company
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| relatedTo | Matthew Flinders' voyage ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
plant taxonomy
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systematic botany ⓘ |
| subject |
Australian flora
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Tasmanian flora ⓘ botany ⓘ |
| taxonomicRankCoverage |
genera
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species ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early 19th century Australian flora ⓘ |
| titleTranslation |
Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen
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surface form:
Preliminary account of the flora of New Holland and Van Diemen's Land
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| usesClassificationSystem | natural system of classification ⓘ |
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Preliminary account of the flora of New Holland and Van Diemen's Land