Flora Brasiliensis
E407520
Flora Brasiliensis is a monumental 19th-century multi-volume botanical work documenting and classifying the plant species of Brazil.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flora Brasiliensis canonical | 4 |
| "Flora Brasiliensis" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4005815 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flora Brasiliensis Context triple: [Carl von Martius, notableWork, Flora Brasiliensis]
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Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen
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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B.
A Catalogue of British Plants
A Catalogue of British Plants is a 19th-century botanical reference work that systematically lists and describes plant species found in Britain.
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Flora of Argentina
Flora of Argentina encompasses the diverse native and naturalized plant species found across Argentina’s varied ecosystems, from Andean forests and Patagonian steppes to subtropical jungles and Pampas grasslands.
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D.
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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E.
Genera plantarum secundum ordines naturales disposita
Genera plantarum secundum ordines naturales disposita is a foundational 18th-century botanical work by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu that systematically classified plants according to natural relationships, helping to establish modern plant taxonomy.
- 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: Flora Brasiliensis Target entity description: Flora Brasiliensis is a monumental 19th-century multi-volume botanical work documenting and classifying the plant species of Brazil.
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A.
Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen
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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B.
A Catalogue of British Plants
A Catalogue of British Plants is a 19th-century botanical reference work that systematically lists and describes plant species found in Britain.
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C.
Flora of Argentina
Flora of Argentina encompasses the diverse native and naturalized plant species found across Argentina’s varied ecosystems, from Andean forests and Patagonian steppes to subtropical jungles and Pampas grasslands.
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D.
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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E.
Genera plantarum secundum ordines naturales disposita
Genera plantarum secundum ordines naturales disposita is a foundational 18th-century botanical work by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu that systematically classified plants according to natural relationships, helping to establish modern plant taxonomy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
botanical work
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floristic survey ⓘ scientific publication ⓘ |
| basedOnExpedition |
Austro-Brazilian expedition (1817–1820)
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surface form:
Austro-Bavarian expedition to Brazil (1817–1820)
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| contains |
botanical illustrations
ⓘ
identification keys ⓘ synonymy lists ⓘ taxonomic descriptions ⓘ |
| countryOfFocus | Brazil ⓘ |
| digitalAccessProvider |
Biodiversity Heritage Library
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Bavarian State Collection for Botany ⓘ
surface form:
Botanische Staatssammlung München
|
| digitalVersionAvailable | yes ⓘ |
| discipline | botany ⓘ |
| editor |
Augustus Wilhelm Eichler
ⓘ
Carl von Martius ⓘ
surface form:
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius
Ignatz Urban ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
plant taxonomy
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systematic botany ⓘ |
| geographicCoverage |
Brazilian flora
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Neotropical realm ⓘ
surface form:
Neotropical region
|
| hasContributor | over 60 botanists ⓘ |
| hasPart |
volume on Compositae
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volume on Gramineae ⓘ volume on Leguminosae ⓘ volume on Orchidaceae ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | milestone in the study of Neotropical botany ⓘ |
| influenced | later floras of South America ⓘ |
| initiatedBy |
Carl von Martius
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surface form:
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius
|
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject | plants of Brazil ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the largest floristic works ever published
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comprehensive documentation of Brazilian plant diversity ⓘ |
| numberOfGeneraDescribed | over 3000 ⓘ |
| numberOfParts | 40 ⓘ |
| numberOfSpeciesDescribed | over 22000 ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 15 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
Leipzig
ⓘ
Munich ⓘ |
| publicationEndYear | 1906 ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationStartYear | 1840 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Friedrich Fleischer
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Leipzig ⓘ |
| sponsor | King Ludwig I of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDocumented | 19th-century Brazilian flora ⓘ |
| title | Flora Brasiliensis self-link ⓘ |
| usedBy |
floristic researchers
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taxonomists ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Flora Brasiliensis Description of subject: Flora Brasiliensis is a monumental 19th-century multi-volume botanical work documenting and classifying the plant species of Brazil.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius
subject surface form:
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius
this entity surface form:
"Flora Brasiliensis"